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The number of chromosmes after 1 phase o...

The number of chromosmes after 1 phase of meiotic division in reduction division .

A

Remain unchanged

B

Become doubled

C

Become halved

D

None of the above

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C
In meiosis – I the chromosome no. get half that’s why it is called as reduction division. It occurs during anaphase – I of the cell cycle in which homologous chromosome separate and move towards opposite pole
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