how would you draw a model of the stages of meiosis beginning with 6 copied pairs of chromosomes

Question

My daughter has to draw a model of the stages of meiosis beginning with 6 copied pairs of chromosomes and I have no clue how to help her.. PLEASE HELP

Answer 1

Here is a link to a meiosis diagram:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Meiosis_diagram.jpg

 

However, it shows 4 chromosomes instead of 6. The gist of meiosis is that the chromosomes of the original cell copy themselves (from l-shape to X-shape), then the "X's" match up and trade/reshuffle DNA. Next the original cell divides into 2 cells, then each divides again so the original cell has become 4 cells. Each of the four new cells contains half the number of chromosomes as the original cell, with the DNA rearranged or reshuffled.

 

Your original cell will have six chromosomes (6 "X's" are your copied pairs). Your diagram will end with 4 new cells, each with only three chromosomes (3 "l's"), and the DNA of those chromosomes reshuffled.