Statement I: | At Metaphase I the chromosomes align at the equator and the microtubules from opposite poles of the spindle get attached to the kinetochores of sister chromatids. |
Statement II: | At metaphase II the bivalent chromosomes align on the equatorial plate and microtubules from the opposite poles of the spindle attach to the kinetochore of homologous chromosomes. |
1. | Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect. |
2. | Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is incorrect. |
3. | Statement I is correct and Statement II is correct. |
4. | Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct. |
1. | Metaphase I | 2. | Metaphase II |
3. | Anaphase I | 4. | Anaphase II |
Assertion (A): | Meiosis is the mechanism by which conservation of specific chromosome number of each species is achieved across generations in sexually reproducing organisms. |
Reason (R): | Meiosis results in reduction of chromosome number by half in gametes. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | (A) is False but (R) is True. |
1 | Metaphase | – | Nuclear membranes reassemble |
2 | Anaphase | – | Centromere splitting |
3 | Telophase | – | Congression |
4 | Prophase | – | Interzonal fibers |
A | B | |
1 | Anaphase II | Anaphase I |
2 | Anaphase I | Anaphase II |
3 | Metaphase I | Anaphase II |
4 | Metaphase II | Metaphase I |