TY - CHAP AU - Cynthia Ross Friedman AU - Hua-Feng Wang ED - Andrew Swan Y1 - 2012-02-29 PY - 2012 T1 - Quantifying Meiosis: Use of the Fractal Dimension, Df, to Describe and Predict Prophase I Substages and Metaphase I N2 - Meiosis, the process of forming gametes in preparation for sexual reproduction, has long been a focus of intense study. Meiosis has been studied at the cytological, genetic, molecular and cellular levels. Studies in model systems have revealed common underlying mechanisms while in parallel, studies in diverse organisms have revealed the incredible variation in meiotic mechanisms. This book brings together many of the diverse strands of investigation into this fascinating and challenging field of biology. BT - Meiosis SP - Ch. 16 UR - https://doi.org/10.5772/29389 DO - 10.5772/29389 SN - PB - IntechOpen CY - Rijeka Y2 - 2024-03-29 ER -