Meiocyte

[3] A yeast meiocyte that is undergoing meiosis must pass through a number of checkpoints in order to complete the cell cycle.

[4] When the ancestry of natural S. cerevisiae strains was analyzed, it was determined that formation of diploid meiocytes by outcrossing (as opposed to inbreeding or selfing) occurs only about once every 50,000 cell divisions.

[3] By studying the abnormal microspores, the progression of the plant meiocyte through the meiotic cell cycle can be investigated further.

[2] In order to study mammalian meiosis, a culture technique that would allow for this process to be observed live under a microscope would need to be identified.

[2] By viewing live mammalian meiosis, one can observe the behavior of mutant meiocytes that may possibly compromise infertility within the particular organism.