During meiosis, the mother cells of sex cells, called oogonium or spermatogonia respectively, go through two divisions until they become four different cells, each with half the genetic information their predecessors had.
Read the full article on: Meiosis is Required to Obtain a Viable Embryo ( 35).
By Laura Garrido B.Sc., M.Sc. (embryologist) and Sandra Fernández B.A., M.A. (fertility counselor).
Last Update: 04/22/2015