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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Meiosis and pollen formation in Lilium regale. (Figures from: Suzuki et al. (1986), p. 36)

The first part of the meiotic chromosome replication process is actually fairly similar to that of mitosis. Chromosomes duplicate themselves (figures 1 and 2), shorten (figures 3 and 4), and line up at the midline of the cell (figures 5 and 6), after which they are pulled apart (figures 7 and 8).