The first stage of cell division, before metaphase, during which the chromosomes become visible as paired chromatids and the nuclear envelope disappears. The first prophase of meiosis includes the reduction division.

True or False?

False

Explanation:

Meiosis is a type of cell division that takes place in two phases: Meiosis I and meiosis II. Each phase of Meiosis takes place in four sub-phases.

The prophase is the phase during which the nuclear envelope disappears and the nuclear part comes out of the cell and forms chromosomes. The characteristic feature of prophase I is the crossing over and not the reduction division as the reductional division takes place during the anaphase I when the homologous chromosomes separate.

Thus, false is the correct answer.