Below is a video that McKaela and I created to explain the process of Meiosis in animal cells. Check it out!
What is meiosis?
Meiosis is a type of cell division that consists of Interphase and two rounds of Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase. A single diploid cell starts with 2n chromosomes before the process starts, and in the end, 4 haploid cells are created that have n chromosomes in each cell. Due to the process of crossing over in Prophase I, each haploid cell that is created is genetically different, which allows for genetic variation among individual organisms.
How was the process of producing a stop motion video?
Overall, I would say that the process of making a stop motion video was very difficult and required a lot of patience. Trying to make the video as fluid as possible was challenging at times because sometimes a hand would get in the way of the photo, we would miss a small but crucial step of Meiosis, or the shot didn’t end up looking how we wanted it to. There was a lot of trial and error, but at the end, we are proud of the video that we created. I feel that we included a lot of good information in a way that was easy to understand, and I would be willing to produce another stop motion video in order to gain more experience in the future.
AP Biology with Kristen 