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What is the significance of meiosis?'

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Maintaining constancy in the number of chromosomes in an organism

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Production of genetic varaiability in the population of species

C

Reduction of diploid number of chromosomes to haploid

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All of the above

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CENGAGE BIOLOGY ENGLISH-CELL CYCLE AND CELL DIVISION-ARCHIVES (Chose the corrct option):
  1. What is the significance of meiosis?'

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  2. Given below is a schematic break-up of the phases/stages of cell cycle...

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  3. Synapsis occurs between:

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  4. Which stages of cell division do the following figures A and B represe...

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  5. During mitosis ER and nucleolus begin to disappear at

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  6. Select the correct option with respect to mitosis

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  7. During gamete formation, the enzyme recombinase participates during

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  8. Given below is the representation of a certain event at a particular s...

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  9. The complex formed by a pair of synapsed homologous chromosomes is cal...

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  10. The enzyme recombinase is required at which stage of meiosis

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  11. In 'S' phase of the cell cycle

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  12. During which phase(s) of cell cycle, amount of DNA in a cell remains a...

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  13. A somatic cell that has just completed the S-phase of its cell cycle, ...

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  14. Select the correct option {:(," Column-I",," Column-II"),(,"a. ...

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  15. Arrange the following events of meiosis in correct sequence : (a) Cr...

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  16. Spindle fibres attach on to

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  17. In meiosis crossing over is initiated at

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  18. Which of the following is not a characteristic feature during mitosis ...

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  19. A cell at telophase stage is observed by a student in a plant brought ...

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  20. During cell growth, DNA synthesis takes place in

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  21. When cells have stalled DNA replication fork, which checkpoint should ...

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