<p>Meiosis is just a huge semantics game. This is how I'm understanding meiosis:</p>
<p>1) Start with diploid cell. 46 chromosomes. </p>
<p>2) Interphase. Replication of chromosomes. </p>
<p>46 chromosomes -> 92 chromatids = 46 chromosomes because 2 chromatids are joined by one centromere. </p>
<p>3) Meiosis I: 46 chromosomes separate. Formation of two 23 chromosome cells, or the formation of two cells with 46 chromatids each. </p>
<p>4) Meiosis II. Formation of four haploid cells through the breaking of the centromere. As soon as the centromere breaks, each chromatid becomes a chromosome. Each cell ends up with 23 chromatids, or 23 chromosomes. </p>
<p>Is the above accurate?</p>