Figure 11.15 Meiosis: Generating Haploid Cells In meiosis, four daughter nuclei are produced, each of which has half as many chromosomes as the original cell. Four haploid cells are the result of two successive nuclear divisions. The micrographs show meiosis in the male reproductive organ of a lily; the diagrams show the corresponding phases in an animal cell. (For instructional purposes, the chromosomes from one parent are colored blue and those from the other parent are red.)