"Meiosis Square Dance!!"

Topic: Meosis

Facts:http://genetics.gsk.com/chromosomes.htm
-Your body is made up of trillions of cells.

- The process of meiosis begins with a single cell containing 46 chromosomes

Other Facts:www.bbc.co.uk/.../celldivisionrev3.shtml

-For each of the 23 pairs there is a 50-50 chance as to which pole the paternal or maternal pair of chromatids go.

-There are over 8 million possiblities for variation.

-A human body cell contains 23 pairs of chromosones to begin with.


My thoughs:
During science we wathced a movie called "Meiosis Square Dance." This was an interesting movie. This movies was easy to learn form. I learned how exactly the process of meiosis goes. It sems like a very complex procedure. I find it amusing that a human body cell conatins 23 chromosones....that is alot. I wonder how this process was discovered?