Single Choice

Which one of the following statements is/are not true for meiosis?

AIt occur in reproductive tissue only
BChromosome undergo pairing in early prophase I
CChromosome do not exchange their segments
Correct Answer
DCentromere do not divide during anaphase I

Solution

Meiosis is also known as reductional division. It is made up of two stages Meiosis I and Meiosis II and takes place in the reproductive tissue. During the cell division, the mother cell divides to give rise to four daughter cells but with reduced number of chromosomes. The number of chromosomes in each daughter cells is half the number of chromosomes. The homologous exchange of DNA material takes place during the crossing over of chromosomes during the Pachytene stage of Prophase I of Meiosis I.
So, the correct answer is option C.

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

Cells - The Unit of Life

Which of the following is not a feature of meiosis?

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The term "meiosis" was given by

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Meiosis is a specialized division of cell-which includes

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Which one ensures maintainance of chromosome number from generation to generation?

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Stage connecting meiosis-I and meiosis-II is

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The meiosis takes place in

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Which of the following statement is correct regarding meiosis?

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Study the diagram given below which represents a stage during the mitotic cell division and answer the questions that follow: Which is the cell division that results in half the number of chromosomes in daughter cells?

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