The Mitotic [M] phase of a typical eukaryotic cell is divided into:

1. Two stages 2. Three stages
3. Four stages 4. Five stages

Subtopic:  Intro to Cell Cycle & Interphase |
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During which stage of mitosis do the following events occur?
I. Centromeres split and chromatids separate
II. Chromatids move to opposite poles

1. Prophase 2. Metaphase
3. Anaphase 4. Telophase
Subtopic:  Cell Division: Mitosis (Karyokinesis) | Cell Division: Mitosis (Cytokinesis) |
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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:

Column I

 

Column II

A

Zygotene

a

Pairing of homologous chromosomes

B

Pachytene

b

Appearance of chiasma

C

Diplotene

c

Terminalization of chiasma

D

Diakinesis

d

Crossing over

Codes

A B C D
1. a c b d
2. a d b c
3. a b c d
4. b c d a
Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis I |
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The cell shown in the given diagram is in:

1. Metaphase I 2. Metaphase II
3. Anaphase I 4. Anaphase II

Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis I |
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All the following are significances of mitosis except:

1. Restoration of nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio

2. Growth of living organisms

3. Replacement of lost cells

4. Generation of genetic variation

Subtopic:  Cell Division: Mitosis (Karyokinesis) | Cell Division: Mitosis (Cytokinesis) |
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The correct chronology of stages of Prophase I is:

1. Leptotene – Zygotene – Pachytene – Diplotene – Diakinesis

2. Leptotene – Pachytene – Zygotene – Diplotene – Diakinesis

3. Leptotene – Zygotene – Pachytene – Diakinesis – Diplotene

4. Zygotene – Leptotene – Pachytene – Diakinesis – Diplotene

Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis I | Cell Cycle: Meiosis II |
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Identify the correct statement amongst the following:

1. Crossing over occurs in prophase I of meiosis and metaphase of mitosis.
2. DNA replication occurs once prior to mitosis and twice prior to meiosis.
3. Both mitosis and meiosis result in daughter cells identical to the parent cells.
4. Karyokinesis occurs once in mitosis and twice in meiosis.
Subtopic:  Cell Division: Mitosis (Karyokinesis) | Cell Cycle: Meiosis I |
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Which of the following stages of Prophase I of meiosis I can last for many months or years in certain vertebrate oocytes?

1. Zygotene 2. Pachytene
3. Diplotene 4. Diakinesis
Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis I | Cell Cycle: Meiosis II |
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Males produce gametes by mitosis in:

1. Honey bees 2. Grasshopper
3. Birds 4. Drosophila melanogaster
Subtopic:  Cell Division: Mitosis (Karyokinesis) | Cell Division: Mitosis (Cytokinesis) |
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The paired homologues seen during zygotene of meiosis I are known as:

1. Bivalent 2. Tetrad
3. Mitotic apparatus 4. Sister chromosomes
Subtopic:  Cell Cycle: Meiosis I |
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