The centriole undergoes duplication during:
| 1. | Metaphase | 2. | G2 phase |
| 3. | S-phase | 4. | Prophase |
Which stage of meiotic prophase shows terminalisation of chiasmata as its distincitve feature?
1. Diakinesis
2. Pachytene
3. Leptotene
4. Zygotene
| 1. | 4 | 2. | 32 |
| 3. | 8 | 4. | 16 |
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. | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) |
During Meiosis 1, in which stage synapsis takes place?
| 1. | Pachytene | 2. | Zygotene |
| 3. | Diplotene | 4. | Leptotene |
Attachment of spindle fibers to kinetochores of chromosomes becomes evident in:
| 1. | Anaphase | 2. | Telophase |
| 3. | Prophase | 4. | Metaphase |
| 1. | Coiling and condensation of chromatids |
| 2. | Spindle fibres attach to Kinetochores of chromosomes |
| 3. | Movement of centrioles towards opposite poles |
| 4. | Pairing of homologous chromosomes |
| 1. | Four haploid cells are formed at the end of Meiosis-II. |
| 2. | There are two stages in Meiosis, Meiosis-I and II. |
| 3. | DNA replication occurs in S phase of Meiosis-II. |
| 4. | Pairing of homologous chromosomes and recombination occurs in Meiosis-I. |
| 1. | Splitting of centromere occurs at anaphase. |
| 2. | All the chromosomes lie at the equator at metaphase. |
| 3. | Spindle fibres attach to centromere of chromosomes. |
| 4. | Chromosomes decondense at telophase |