Prophase I
As meiosis begins a spindle forms and duplicated centrosomes start to migrate toward opposite poles of the cell.
Back is the are condensing in meiosis homologous chromosomes stick together in pairs the close association of homologous chromosomes allows segments of non-sister chromatids to trade places this recombination of maternal and paternal genetic material is a key feature of meiosis after the spindle forms and the nuclear envelope breaks down microtubules from opposite poles attached to each chromosome of the homologous pair resulting in a tug-of-war