Telophase II

Telophase II

• A. Two genetically identical diploid cells
• B. Four haploid daughter cells are produced
• C. Chromosomes line up at the center
• D. Homologous chromosomes separate

Answer: (B)

In meiosis, telophase II is where the final separation finishes and the cytoplasm splits, yielding four haploid daughter cells. After the sister chromatids have been pulled apart in the preceding stage, the chromosomes arrive at the poles, the nuclear envelopes reform, and cytokinesis completes the division. The result is four cells, each with a single set of chromosomes—haploid. This outcome is the defining feature of meiosis II: it reduces the chromosome number and produces multiple genetically varied haploid cells from the original diploid cell. This helps distinguish it from other stages: lining up at the center occurs during metaphase, not telophase. Homologous chromosomes separating happens in meiosis I, not meiosis II. And the end products of meiosis II are not two diploid cells, but four haploid cells.

In meiosis, telophase II is where the final separation finishes and the cytoplasm splits, yielding four haploid daughter cells. After the sister chromatids have been pulled apart in the preceding stage, the chromosomes arrive at the poles, the nuclear envelopes reform, and cytokinesis completes the division. The result is four cells, each with a single set of chromosomes—haploid. This outcome is the defining feature of meiosis II: it reduces the chromosome number and produces multiple genetically varied haploid cells from the original diploid cell.

This helps distinguish it from other stages: lining up at the center occurs during metaphase, not telophase. Homologous chromosomes separating happens in meiosis I, not meiosis II. And the end products of meiosis II are not two diploid cells, but four haploid cells.