Unlike mitosis, meiosis usually results in the formation of

Unlike mitosis, meiosis usually results in the formation of haploid cells.

Here's the step by step process:

1. Interphase: The DNA in the cell is copied resulting in two identical full sets of chromosomes.

2. Prophase I: The chromosomes condense and pair up.

3. Metaphase I: The paired chromosomes align at the cell equator.

4. Anaphase I: The pairs of chromosomes, not the individual chromatids, separate and move to opposite ends of the cell.

5. Telophase I and Cytokinesis: The cell splits into two new cells.

6. Prophase II: The chromosomes condense again.

7. Metaphase II: The chromosomes align at the cell equator, like they do in mitosis.

8. Anaphase II: The sister chromatids separate and move to opposite ends of the cell.

9. Telophase II and Cytokinesis: The cells split again resulting in four new cells, each with a single set of chromosomes (haploid).

So, unlike mitosis which results in two identical daughter cells, meiosis results in four genetically different haploid cells.