Meiosis results in germ cells with 23 maternal chromosomes in one daughter cell and 23 paternal chromosomes in the other.

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Meiosis results in four daughter cells, each with half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. In humans, the parent cell has 46 chromosomes (23 pairs). Meiosis I separates the pairs of homologous chromosomes, resulting in two daughter cells, each with 23 chromosomes made up of a mix of maternal and paternal chromosomes. Meiosis II separates the sister chromatids, resulting in four daughter cells, each with 23 chromosomes, but each chromosome is either maternal or paternal - not a mix of both.

Meiosis Results in Germ Cells with 23 Maternal Chromosomes in One