Meiosis, together with mitosis, are the two essential steps of cell division that ends up in the formation of new life. Meiosis usually occurs in two various stages, which are meiosis 2 and meiosis 1. In the male gender of humans, meiosis takes place in the testicles' seminiferous tubules.
Meanwhile, when it comes to the female human gender, meiosis takes place in cells, which are referred to as oogonia. Meiosis occurs in females at the stage of birth, while it occurs at the puberty stage in males. The primitive kidneys produce retinoic acid, which stimulates the meiosis process in females at the birth stage.
When it comes to the male human gender, retinoic acid formation is suppressed until the puberty stage by the tissues of the testis. The Sertoli cells would start to produce retinoic acid by themselves in order to overcome the suppression.