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Meiosis takes place in...

Meiosis takes place in

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meiocyte

B

conidia

C

gemmule

D

megaspore

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In diploid organisms,specialised cells called meiocytes (gamate mother cell) undergo meiosis. Conidia and gemmules are asexual reproductive structure found in Penicillium and sponge respectively. Megaspores are female gametes in plants which undergo sexual reproduction.
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  4. A stage in cell division is shown in the figure. Select the answer whi...

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  8. During mitosis ER and nucleolus begin to disappear at

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  17. In the somatic cell cycle.

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  18. Crossing over that results in genetic recombination in higher organism...

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  19. Mitotic spindle is mainly composed of proteins.

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