After the homologous pairs are separated during meiosis I, which of the following events occurs next?
A
DNA replication occurs again before meiosis II.
B
The cell immediately enters mitosis.
C
Homologous chromosomes pair up again for crossing over.
D
Sister chromatids are separated during meiosis II.
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Recall the sequence of events in meiosis: Meiosis I involves the separation of homologous chromosome pairs, while meiosis II involves the separation of sister chromatids.
Understand that DNA replication occurs only once before meiosis begins, during the S phase of interphase, and does not happen again between meiosis I and meiosis II.
Recognize that after meiosis I, the cell does not enter mitosis; instead, it proceeds directly into meiosis II without an intervening round of DNA replication.
Note that homologous chromosomes pair up and crossing over occurs during prophase I of meiosis I, not after meiosis I is completed.
Therefore, the next key event after homologous chromosomes separate in meiosis I is the separation of sister chromatids during meiosis II.