Which phase of meiosis results in haploid cells?

The phase of meiosis that results in haploid cells is Telophase II. During meiosis, a single diploid cell undergoes two rounds of division, resulting in four genetically distinct haploid cells.

In Telophase II, the final set of divisions occurs after the two meiosis stages, where each daughter cell undergoes a division. At the end of Telophase II, the chromosomes have reached the opposite poles of the cells, and the nuclear membranes reform around each set of chromosomes. Importantly, the result of this stage is four haploid cells, each containing a single set of chromosomes.

Understanding the overall process of meiosis is essential: it begins with a diploid cell that undergoes DNA replication followed by two rounds of cell division (meiosis I and meiosis II). By the end of meiosis II, each cell divides again, leading to the haploid cells. Thus, it is during Telophase II that these haploid cells are confirmed, having completed the necessary divisions.