Meiosis

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biological pathway
gptkbp:contrastsWith mitosis
gptkbp:daughterCellsAre haploid
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Oscar_Hertwig
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1876
gptkbp:errorsCause gptkb:Down_syndrome
gptkb:Klinefelter_syndrome
gptkb:Turner_syndrome
aneuploidy
gptkbp:firstDivision meiosis I
gptkbp:guarantees chromosome number stability across generations
variation in offspring
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Meiosis
gptkbp:involves independent assortment
segregation of alleles
genetic recombination
crossing over
homologous chromosomes
chiasmata formation
synapsis
two successive divisions
gptkbp:numberOfStages prophase I
anaphase I
anaphase II
metaphase I
metaphase II
prophase II
telophase I
telophase II
gptkbp:observedBy microscopy
gptkbp:occurredIn gptkb:protists
animals
fungi
plants
sexual reproduction
eukaryotes
gptkbp:parentCellIs diploid
gptkbp:partOf life cycle
gptkbp:precededBy fertilization
gptkbp:produces four daughter cells
gptkbp:reducesChromosomeNumber by half
gptkbp:regulates cell cycle checkpoints
gptkbp:requires genetic diversity
gptkbp:result spores
gametes
gptkbp:second_division meiosis II
gptkbp:studiedIn cell biology
genetics
gptkbp:type cell division
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cell
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5