Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Column I

 

Column II

A

Zygotene

a

Pairing of homologous chromosomes

B

Pachytene

b

Appearance of chiasma

C

Diplotene

c

Terminalization of chiasma

D

Diakinesis

d

Crossing over

Codes:

A B C D
1. a c b d
2. a d b c
3. a b c d
4. b c d a

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The cell shown in the given diagram is in:

1. Metaphase I 2. Metaphase II
3. Anaphase I 4. Anaphase II

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Identify the incorrect statement:

1. The nuclear membrane and nucleolus reappear during Telophase I
2. The nuclear membrane disappears by the end of Prophase II
3. DNA replicates during interkinesis between meiosis I and meiosis II
4. Chromosomes do not reach the extremely extended state of interphase nucleus
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All the following are significances of mitosis except:

1. Restoration of nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio

2. Growth of living organisms

3. Replacement of lost cells

4. Generation of genetic variation

Subtopic:  Cell Division: Mitosis (Karyokinesis) | Cell Division: Mitosis (Cytokinesis) |
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The key features of meiosis include all the following except:

1. Pairing of heterologous chromosomes
2. Crossing over between non sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes
3. Four haploid cells produced at the end of the second division
4. Initiated after DNA replication in S phase
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The correct chronology of stages of Prophase I is:

1. Leptotene – Zygotene – Pachytene – Diplotene – Diakinesis

2. Leptotene – Pachytene – Zygotene – Diplotene – Diakinesis

3. Leptotene – Zygotene – Pachytene – Diakinesis – Diplotene

4. Zygotene – Leptotene – Pachytene – Diakinesis – Diplotene

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Consider the given two statements:

I: Meiosis conserves a specific number of chromosomes across generations in sexually reproducing organisms
II: Meiosis results in a reduction of chromosome number by half

 
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

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Identify the correct statement amongst the following:

1. Crossing over occurs in prophase I of meiosis and metaphase of mitosis.
2. DNA replication occurs once prior to mitosis and twice prior to meiosis.
3. Both mitosis and meiosis result in daughter cells identical to the parent cells.
4. Karyokinesis occurs once in mitosis and twice in meiosis.
Subtopic:  Cell Division: Mitosis (Karyokinesis) | Cell Cycle: Meiosis I |
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Which of the following stages of Prophase I of meiosis I can last for many months or years in certain vertebrate oocytes?

1. Zygotene 2. Pachytene
3. Diplotene 4. Diakinesis
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Males produce gametes by mitosis in:

1. Honey bees 2. Grasshopper
3. Birds 4. Drosophila melanogaster
Subtopic:  Cell Division: Mitosis (Karyokinesis) | Cell Division: Mitosis (Cytokinesis) |
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