Aim: How does sexual reproduction occur? Look at the end result and whats inside!! MEIOSIS Produces daughter cells that have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Meiosis enables organisms to reproduce sexually. Gametes (sperm and eggs) are haploid. Gametogenesis Cell division that produces gametes Meiosis involves two divisions producing a total of four daughter cells 1 2 4 cells with half the normal # of chromosomes 2 stages: Meiosis I, Meiosis II MEIOSIS II MEIOSIS I Meiosis I Contains all phases of mitosis (IPMAT) No interphase (PMAT) No replication of chromosomes Meiosis II Meiosis in males Spermatogenesis All 4 new cells become sperm cells Testes Meiosis in females Oogenesis (in ovaries) 1 egg, 3 polar bodies (break down) In oogenesis, 4 daughter cells are produced, but 3 are a lot smaller. We call them polar bodies. The polar bodies eventually disintegrate, leaving 1 ovum cell (egg) with haploid chromosomes. This normally happens once a month. So, what is the difference between mitosis and meiosis? Mitosis produces 2 identical daughter cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent. Meiosis produces 4 haploid cells (half the number of chromosomes as the parent it came from).