Single Choice

The formation of multivalent at meiosis in a diploid organism is due to.

AInversion
BDeletion
CMonosomy
DReciprocal translocation
Correct Answer

Solution

Reciprocal translocation helps in the formation of multivalents in chromosome. It is a special type of chromosome abnormality caused by pieces of separate chromosomes breaking off their original chromosomes and switching places.
Thus D is the correct option.

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

Cells - The Unit of Life

Meiosis takes place in ............

Cells - The Unit of Life

Which of the following is not a characteristic of meiosis?

Cells - The Unit of Life

Find examples where the four daughter cells from meiosis are equal in size and where they are found unequal in size.

Cells - The Unit of Life

List the main differences between mitosis and meiosis?

Cells - The Unit of Life

What is the significance of meiosis?

Cells - The Unit of Life

Best material to study meiosis is __________

Cells - The Unit of Life

In a butterfly has chromosomes number $$360$$ in its meiocyte $$(2n)$$. What will be the chromosome number in its gametes?

Cells - The Unit of Life

The male gametes of rice plant have $$12$$ chromosomes in their nucleus. The chromosome number in the female gamete, zygote and the cells of the seedling will be, _________ respectively.

Cells - The Unit of Life

In meiosis, the daughter chromatids segregate form each other at ______________.

Cells - The Unit of Life

Comment on the statement - Meiosis enables the conservation of specific chromosome number of each species even though the process per se, results in reduction of chromosome number.

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