Meiosis refers to a process of chromosomal reduction that means that a diploid cell is minimized to produce four haploid cells. Meiosis is then further differentiated into two stages: meiosis I and meiosis II. In each of these phases, there is a prophase, a metaphase, an anaphase, and a telophase.
The following is the correct order of events in meiosis I:
1. DNA condenses into chromosomes: Prophase I
2. Homologous pairs align to initiate crossover: Metaphase I
3. Microtubules pull apart the homologous pairs towards the opposite poles: Anaphase I
4. Nucleus envelopes develop around the nuclei: Telophase I
5. Cytoplasm pinches inward near the cell furrow: Cytokinesis.
