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The number of chromosomes is reduced to ...

The number of chromosomes is reduced to half during

A

Mitosis

B

Multiple fission

C

Fragmentation

D

Meiosis

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AAKASH INSTITUTE ENGLISH-CELL CYCLE AND CELL DIVISION -Assignment (SECTION - A ) (Objective type Questions )
  1. The mitotic spindle disappears in

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  2. Decondensation of chromosomes occurs during

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  3. The nuclear envelope reassembles during

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  4. phase marks the end of M-phase.

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  5. It karyokinesis is not followed by cytokinesis, then gives rise to

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  6. A single cell containing large number of nuclei is called

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  7. The number of chromosomes is reduced to half during

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  8. In meiosis-I condensation and coiling of chromatin fibres started duri...

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  9. In pachytene, each tetrad contains

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  10. Crossing over occurs between

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  11. The separated homologous chromosomes of a pair move towards opposite p...

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  12. marks the site where crossing over had occurred.

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  13. terminalisation of chiasmata occurs during

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  14. Bivalent chromosomes align themselves at the equator during

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  15. Major check point of cell cycle is

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  16. G(1) to S transition is regulated by

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  17. What will be the total number of mitotic divisions in the formation of...

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  18. If there are 30 chromosomes in G(1) -phase, then what will be number ...

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  19. What will be the amount of DNA in meiosis-II products if meiocyte cont...

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  20. Agglutination of chromosomes is caused by a mitotic poison called

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