What type of division occurs during meiosis II?

During meiosis II, the type of division that occurs is known as equational division. This phase is similar to mitosis, where the sister chromatids are separated and distributed into four haploid daughter cells. Unlike meiosis I, which is a reduction division that halves the chromosome number from diploid to haploid, meiosis II maintains the haploid number while separating the duplicated chromosomes.

Equational division signifies that the genetic content is equally divided among the daughter cells without changing the chromosome number, distinguishing it from reduction division, which reduces the genetic material. Hence, during meiosis II, the focus is on the separation of the sister chromatids, leading to genetic diversity among the resultant gametes, a crucial aspect of sexual reproduction.