Like mitosis, meiosis also has distinct stages called prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. A key difference, however, is that during meiosis, each of these phases occurs twice — once ...

the telomere bouquet has a crucial role in coordinating the spindle pole body (SPB) and the spindle during meiosis. Mating fission yeast produce a zygote that passes through prophase, meiosis I ...

As in prophase I, the chromosomes condense, spindles form, the centrioles begin to separate, and the nuclear membrane fragments and disperses. Unlike prophase I, the chromosomes do not attach to ...