How do I explain the process called meiosis?
Meiosis is the process that produces sex cells (thus having 23 chromosomes). Unlike mitosis, which is cell division for body cells that have 46 chromosomes, meiosis involves the division of cells more than just once – twice instead. In both of these process, there are phases that involve chromosomes going through a series of steps in the “spindle,” which is made of microtubules and control the movement of chromosomes. Meiosis, unlike mitosis, goes through the phases twice, thus producing sex cells with only 23 chromosomes. That’s the best I could simplify it for you…hope you can understand it now!
