Meiosis II is required to separate sister chromatids after Meiosis I
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SUPPORTED
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Meiosis is a two-step cell division process where homologous chromosomes separate in meiosis I, followed by meiosis II, which is required to separate sister chromatids.
Evidence for · 4
Chromosome Segregation in Budding Yeast: Sister Chromatid Cohesion and Related Mechanisms
2014 · cited by 94
The review details how meiosis consists of two divisions, utilizing cohesin destruction to drive chromosome segregation.
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More for · 3
Reductional Meiosis I Chromosome Segregation Is Established by Coordination of Key Meiotic Kinases
2019 · cited by 36
It explains that meiosis proceeds via reductional meiosis I followed by equational meiosis II, where sister chromatids separate.
Meiosis I kinase regulators: conserved orchestrators of reductional chromosome segregation
2020 · cited by 11
The review highlights that meiosis-specific kinase regulators safeguard the timely separation of sister chromatids in meiosis II.
Orchestrating homolog segregation in meiosis I: molecular logic and regulatory networks with emphasis on male metaphase I
2026 · cited by 0
It notes that pericentromeric cohesion is preserved until meiosis II to ensure sister chromatid separation.