lagging meiotic chromosomes lagging chromosomes during meiosis II 2015-02-17T12:23:19Z A cellular process phenotype in which homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids do not move towards the spindle poles at the same time during meiosis II, but instead one or more chromosomes remain distant from the spindle pole after the bulk of the DNA has separated. Segregation may stop before completing separation of chromosomes, or may eventually be completed. FYPO:0004394 lagging chromosomes during second meiotic nuclear division midori abnormal meiotic sister chromatid segregation