Question

the diagram below shows a cell undergoing a certain phase in meiosis. which statement best describes what will happen in the next phase? chromosomes will replicate. sister chromatids will divide. homologous chromosomes will separate. gametes will form with single chromosomes.

Explanation:

The diagram shows homologous chromosomes lined up at the equator of the cell, which is characteristic of metaphase I of meiosis. In the next phase (anaphase I), homologous chromosomes separate and move to opposite poles of the cell. Chromosome replication occurs before meiosis (in interphase), sister chromatids divide in anaphase II, and gametes form after telophase II and cytokinesis.

Answer:

Homologous chromosomes will separate.