During cytokinesis, what is primarily produced in a meiotic event?

In a meiotic event, the primary outcome of cytokinesis is the production of four haploid cells. This occurs as a result of two rounds of cell division—meiosis I and meiosis II. During meiosis I, homologous chromosomes are separated, reducing the chromosome number by half and resulting in two haploid cells. Following this, meiosis II resembles a typical mitotic division where the sister chromatids of each haploid cell are separated. The result of this entire process is four genetically diverse haploid cells, each containing half the original number of chromosomes. This characteristic is crucial for sexual reproduction, as these haploid cells can combine during fertilization to create a diploid zygote. Each of the four cells produced will have unique combinations of genetic material due to the processes of crossing over and independent assortment that occur during meiosis.