Consider the given two statements:
I: | Morphology of chromosomes is best studied at metaphase |
II: | At this stage, a chromosome is made up of two sister chromatids, held together at the centromere |
1. Both I and II are True and II explains I
2. Both I and II are True but II does not explain I
3. I is True but II is False
4. I is False but II is True
If a cell had 4[2 pairs] chromosomes at G1 phase, what would be the number of chromosomes in this cell at the end of anaphase?
1. | 2 | 2. | 4 |
3. | 6 | 4. | 8 |
The phase of the cell cycle that lasts for the least time is the:
1. | G1 phase | 2. | S phase |
3. | G2 phase | 4. | M phase |
All the following key events take place during telophase of mitosis except:
1. Chromosomes cluster at the opposite spindle poles
2. Chromosomes become discrete
3. Nuclear envelope reforms
4. Nucleolus, ER and Golgi complex reform
In a plant cell during the S phase of the cell cycle:
I: | DNA replication begins in the nucleus |
II: | Centriole duplicates in the cytoplasm |
1. Only I is correct
2. Only II is correct
3. Both I and II are correct
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Identify the incorrect statement regarding cytokinesis:
1. | Animal cells divide by cleavage furrow |
2. | Cell plate formation takes place during cytokinesis in plant cells |
3. | The cell wall formation in plant cells starts near the existing lateral walls and grows inwards |
4. | At cytokinesis, mitochondria and plastids are distributed between daughter cells |
Liquid endosperm in coconut forms due to:
1. Failure of cytokinesis after karyokinesis
2. Failure of karyokinesis before cytokinesis
3. Disruption of spindle fibers at metaphase
4. Continued DNA replication during cytokinesis
At the metaphase plate:
1. | The sister chromatids of a chromosome are connected by their kinetochores to the spindle fibers from the same pole |
2. | The non sister chromatids of a chromosome are connected by their kinetochores to the spindle fibers from the same pole |
3. | The sister chromatids of a chromosome are connected by their kinetochores to the spindle fibers from the opposite poles |
4. | The non sister chromatids of a chromosome are connected by their kinetochores to the spindle fibers from the opposite poles |
Which of the following cells is in transition to metaphase?
1 | 2. | ||
3. | 4. |
The Mitotic [M] phase of a typical eukaryotic cell is divided into:
1. | Two stages | 2. | Three stages |
3. | Four stages | 4. | Five stages |