Males produce gametes by mitosis in:
1. | Honey bees | 2. | Grasshopper |
3. | Birds | 4. | Drosophila melanogaster |
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The paired homologues seen during zygotene of meiosis I are known as:
1. | Bivalent | 2. | Tetrad |
3. | Mitotic apparatus | 4. | Sister chromosomes |
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Which of the following is not a feature of diakinesis stage of prophase I of meiosis I?
1. Terminalization of chiasmata
2. Meiotic spindle assembling to prepare separation of homologues
3. Decondensation of the chromatin
4. NEBD and disappearance of nucleolus
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Meiosis results in the formation of:
1. Two genetically identical diploid cells
2. Two genetically non identical diploid cells
3. Four genetically identical haploid cells
4. Four genetically non identical haploid cells
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Crossing over or recombination can be defined as:
1. | exchange of segments between sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes |
2. | exchange of segments between non sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes |
3. | exchange of segments between sister chromatids of heterologous chromosomes |
4. | exchange of segments between non sister chromatids of heterologous chromosomes |
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Identify the stage of meiotic cell division shown in the given diagram:
1. | Anaphase I | 2. | Anaphase II |
3. | Telophase I | 4. | Telophase II |
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The beginning of diplotene is recognized by:
I: | dissolution of the synaptonemal complex |
II: | the tendency of recombined homologues of bivalents to separate |
III: | tetrads becoming clearly visible |
1. | Only I and II | 2. | Only I and III |
3. | Only II and III | 4. | I, II, and III |
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During anaphase I of meiosis
1. Homologous chromosomes separate
2. Non-homologous autosomes separate
3. Sister chromatids separate
4. Non-sister chromatids separate
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Cells which are not dividing are likely to be at
1. | G1 | 2. | G2 |
3. | G0 | 4. | S phase |
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During what phase in the cell cycle would you find the most DNA per cell?
1. G1 | 2. G2 |
3. S | 4. Prophase II |