Meiosis is characterised by
1. Reduction division 
2. Equal division
3. Both reduction and equal division
4. None of these

Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis I | Cell Cycle: Meiosis II |
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A bivalent of meiosis- I consists of
1. Two chromatids and one centromere
2. Two chromatids and two centromeres
3. Four chromatids and two centromeres
4. Four chromatids and four centromeres

Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis I | Cell Cycle: Meiosis II |
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Cells which are not dividing are likely to be at

 
1. G1 2. G2
3. G0  4. S phase
Subtopic:  Intro to Cell Cycle & Interphase |
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Which of the events listed below is not observed during mitosis?
1. Chromatin condensation
2. Movement of centrioles to opposite poles
3. Appearance of chromosomes with two chromattids joined together at the centromere
4. Crossing over

Subtopic:  Cell Division: Mitosis (Karyokinesis) | Cell Division: Mitosis (Cytokinesis) |
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Identify the wrong statement about meiosis
1. Pairing of homologues chromosomes
2. Four haploid cells are formed
3. At the end of meiosis the number of chromosomes are reduced to half
4. Two cycle of DNA replication occurs 

Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis I | Cell Cycle: Meiosis II |
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Select the correct statement about G1 phase
1. Cell is metabolically inactive
2. DNA in the cell does not replicate 
3. It is not a phase of synthesis of macromolecules
4. Cell stops growing

Subtopic:  Cell Division: Mitosis (Karyokinesis) | Cell Division: Mitosis (Cytokinesis) |
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In bacteria the cell cycle is divided into:
1. Only 1 phase
2. Two stages
3. Three periods
4. Four classes

Subtopic:  Intro to Cell Cycle & Interphase |

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The G0 stage of the cell cycle is irreversible in:
I. Quiescent cells
II. Senescent cells
III. Terminally differentiated cells

1. I and II only
2. I and III only
3. II and III only
4. I, II and III

Subtopic:  Intro to Cell Cycle & Interphase |
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If a cell in S phase is fused with a cell in G1:
1. The G1 nucleus immediately enters the S phase
2. The S nucleus stops DNA replication
3. The G1 nucleus directly enters G2 phase
4. Both nuclei enter the M phase immediately

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A point in the animal cell cycle, at which the cell becomes "committed" to the cell cycle, occurs in:

1. G1 phase 2. S phase
3. G2 phase 4. M phase
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