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Meiosis was discovered and described for the first time in sea urchin eggs in 1876 by the German biologist Oscar Hertwig. It was described again in 1883, at the level of chromosomes, by the Belgian zoologist Edouard Van Beneden, in Ascarisworms' eggs.

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Who discovered the process of meiosis?

Weismann


What year was meiosis discovered?

Meiosis was discovered in 1876 by the German biologist Oscar Hertwig. He observed the process of meiosis while studying sea urchin eggs under a microscope.


Where was meiosis discovered?

Meiosis was discovered by German biologist Oscar Hertwig in 1876 while studying sea urchin eggs.


What is the origin for meiosis?

Thomas Hunt Morgan discovered most of what we know today, but meiosis has always existed.


Why was meiosis discovered?

Meiosis was discovered as a distinct process from mitosis by German biologist Oscar Hertwig in 1876. Hertwig observed the unique division of sex cells during his research on fertilization and reproduction in organisms, leading to the identification of meiosis as the specialized cell division for gamete formation.


What are the two distinct stages of meiosis?

Meiosis I and meiosis II


Are Meiosis I and Meiosis II identical steps that follow each other?

If you mean meiosis I and meiosis II, then no they are not identical, but meiosis II does follow meiosis I.


What are the names of the two different types of meiosis?

The two types of meiosis are meiosis I and meiosis II. Meiosis I involves homologous chromosomes separating, while meiosis II involves sister chromatids separating.


What are the divisions of meiosis called?

Meiosis 1 and Meiosis 2


What are two distinctive divisions of meiosis?

Meiosis I & Meiosis II


How many divisions occur in meiosis?

Meiosis does in fact divide twice, once in meiosis I (cytokinesis) and meiosis II (cytokinesis) basically it divides into four daughter cells at the end of meiosis. Two from meiosis I and four in meiosis II


What are 2 distinctive divisions of meiosis?

Meiosis 1 and Meiosis 2