Meiosis: Metaphase I

Metaphase I starts when the tetrads are at the center of the cell (Fig. 9). The tetrads have stayed together which ensures that each cell will get one chromosome from each homologous pair during the first division. The chromosomes remain at the center of the cell until the homologous pairs are ready to move away from each other.

Figure 9. Metaphase I of meiosis. Tetrads line up along the metaphase plate. Image by M. Hanneman, 2021. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.