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The 2nd meiotic division immediately follows the 1st meiotic division without an intervening S phase. In the 2nd meiotic division, sister chromatid disjoin as in mitosis.

Soma means body. Thus we humans have 46 somatic diploid chromosomes and 23 gametic haploid chromosomes. A zygote is a fertilized ovum or other fertilized cell.