Attachment of spindle fibers to kinetochores of chromosomes becomes evident in:

1. Anaphase 2. Telophase
3. Prophase 4. Metaphase

Subtopic:  Cell Division: Mitosis (Karyokinesis) |
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During Meiosis 1, in which stage synapsis takes place?

1. Pachytene 2. Zygotene
3. Diplotene 4. Leptotene
Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis I |
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Match the following events that occur in their respective phases of cell cycle and select the correct option:

Column I Column II
(a) G1 phase  (i) Cell grows and organelle duplication
(b) S phase  (ii) DNA replication and chromosome duplication
(c) G2 phase      (iii) Cytoplasmic growth
(d) Metaphase in M-phase    (iv) Alignment of chromosomes
 
Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
2. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
3. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
4. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Subtopic:  Intro to Cell Cycle & Interphase |
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Which of the following stages of meiosis involves division of centromere?

1. Anaphase II

2. Telophase II

3. Metaphase I

4. Metaphase II

Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis II |
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Match List-I with List-II

List-I List-II
(a) S phase i.  Proteins are synthesized
(b) G2 phase ii. Inactive phase
(c) Quiescent stage iii. Interval between mitosis and initiation of DNA replication
(d) G1 phase iv. DNA replication

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options: (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. iv i ii iii
2. ii iv iii i
3. iii ii i iv
4. iv ii iii i
Subtopic:  Intro to Cell Cycle & Interphase |
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The centriole undergoes duplication during:

1. Metaphase 2. G2 phase
3. S-phase 4. Prophase
Subtopic:  Intro to Cell Cycle & Interphase |
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Which stage of meiotic prophase shows terminalisation of chiasmata as its distincitve feature?

1. Diakinesis

2. Pachytene

3. Leptotene

4. Zygotene

Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis I |
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The fruit fly has 8 chromosomes (2n) in each cell. During the interphase of mitosis, if the number of chromosomes at G1 phase is 8, what would be the number of chromosomes after the S phase?

1. 4 2. 32
3. 8 4. 16
Subtopic:  Intro to Cell Cycle & Interphase |
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Reduction in the number of chromosomes occurs during

1. Diplotene

2. Diakinesis

3. Metaphase I

4. Anaphase I

Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis I |
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Does Tubulin protein synthesis take place in which of the given stages of interphase?

1. G1

2. G0

3. S

4. G2 

Subtopic:  Intro to Cell Cycle & Interphase |
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