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Meiosis is known as a reduction division. The total number of chromosomes present prior to meiosis is reduced in half at the end of meiosis. In this case 12 pairs of chromosomes before meiosis (a total of 24 chromosomes) becomes 12 chromosomes (one of each pair) at the end of meiosis.

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How many chromosomes would a cell have during metaphase I of meiosis if it has 12 chromosomes during interphase?

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Does metaphase of mitosis meiosis 1 or meiosis 2 have the haploid number of chromosomes at the equator of the spindle?

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During metaphase II, do homologous chromosomes pair up as in metaphase I?

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When do chromosomes replicate during meiosis?

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