Match the following Column-I with Column-II.
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| A. | Synapsis aligns homologous chromosomes |
(i) | Anaphase II |
| B. | Synthesis of RNA and protein | (ii) | Zygotene |
| C. | Action of enzyme recombinase | (iii) | G2 - phase |
| D. | Centromeres do not separate, but chromosomes move towards opposite poles | (iv) | Anaphase I |
| (v) | Pachytene |
| 1. | A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv) | 2. | A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(v), D-(iv) |
| 3. | A-(i), B-(ii), C-(v), D-(iv) | 4. | A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(v) |
| Assertion(A): | Meiosis reduces the chromosome number by half in gametes. |
| Reason(R): | Meiosis is called the reductional division. |
| 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. |