Humans have a haploid chromosome number n = 23. How many tetrads will be formed during meiosis?

1. 23 2. 46
3. 69 4. 92

Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis I | Cell Cycle: Meiosis II |
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The stage of mitosis shown in the given diagram is:

1. Early Prophase 2. Late Prophase
3. Anaphase 4. Telophase
Subtopic:  Cell Division: Mitosis (Karyokinesis) |
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The human meiocyte shows 92 chromatids at the end of S phase. The number of centromeres in this cell will be:

1. 23 2. 46
3. 69 4. 92
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What is the number of phases in the cell cycle of a typical eukaryotic cell?

1. 4 2. 5
3. 3 4. 2
Subtopic:  Intro to Cell Cycle & Interphase |
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Match the stage of meiotic cell division in column I with corresponding event in Column II and select the correct option from the codes given:

 

COLUMN I

 

COLUMN II

A

Metaphase I

P

Homologous chromosomes separate, sister chromatids remain associated

B

Anaphase I

Q

Centromere splits

C

Metaphase II

R

Bivalents align at the equatorial plate

D

Anaphase II

S

Microtubules from the opposite poles get attached to kinetochores of sister chromatids

Codes:

A

B

C

D

1.

P

R

S

Q

2.

P

R

Q

S

3.

R

P

Q

S

4.

R

P

S

Q

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Recombination between homologous chromosomes is completed by the end of:

1. Zygotene 2. Diplotene
3. Pachytene 4. Diakinesis
Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis I |
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Microtubules from opposite poles of the spindle get attached to the kinetochores of sister chromatids in:

1. Metaphase I 2. Anaphase I
3. Metaphase II 4. Anaphase II
Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis II |
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Amount of cellular DNA increases during:

1. Cytokinesis 2. Fertilisation
3. Mutation 4. Respiration
Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis I |
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Match the following events that occur in their respective phases of cell cycle and select the correct option

(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
 
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
2. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
3. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
4. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Subtopic:  Intro to Cell Cycle & Interphase |
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Attachment of spindle fibers to kinetochores of chromosomes becomes evident in:

1. Anaphase 2. Telophase
3. Prophase 4. Metaphase
Subtopic:  Cell Division: Mitosis (Karyokinesis) |
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