Meiosis: Where the Sex Starts - Crash Course Biology #13

Hank gets down to the nitty-gritty about meiosis, the special type of cell division that is necessary for sexual reproduction in eukaryotic organisms. References: http://faculty.clintoncc.suny.edu/faculty/michael.gregory/files/Bio%20101/Bio%20101%20Lectures/Meiosis/meiosis.htm https://www.genome.gov/Glossary/index.cfm?p=viewimage&id=33 http://www.sumanasinc.com/webcontent/animations/content/meiosis.html http://sun.menloschool.org/~dspence/biology/mit_meiosis/chapt11_15.html Table of Contents 1) Homologous Chromosome Pairs 2:10 2) Primary Oocytes 3:30 3) Primary Spermatocytes 3:30 4) Meiosis 2:59 5) Interphase I 4:04 6) Prophase I 4:37 a) Crossover 5:05 b) Recombination 5:05 7) Metaphase I 7:53 8) Anaphase I 8:05 9) Telophase I 8:19 10) Prophase II 8:57 11) Metaphase II 9:23 12) Anaphase II 9:28 13) Telophase II 9:32 Crash Course is on Patreon! You can support us directly by signing up at http://www.patreon.com/crashcourse Want to find Crash Course elsewhere on the internet? Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/YouTubeCrashCourse Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/TheCrashCourse Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecrashcourse/ CC Kids: http://www.youtube.com/crashcoursekids