... (2009) From meiosis to post-meiotic events: Homologous recombination is obliga-tory but flexible. FEBS J 277, 571–589.2 Kagawa W & Kurumizaka H (2009) From meiosis to postmeiotic events: ... MINIREVIEW From meiosis to postmeiotic events: Alignment andrecognition of homologous chromosomes in meiosis Da-Qiao Ding1, Tokuko Haraguchi1,2,3and Yasushi Hiraoka1,2,31 ... replication is followed by two consecutivenuclear divisions to halve the number of chromosomes.A characteristic feature of meiosis is the behaviorexhibited by homologous chromosomes. Homologous chromosomes...