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1.

Which of these statements is true about meiosis I?

A. Crossing over leads to genetic variability
B. Diplotene is short lived in vertebrates
C. Diakinesis is followed by cytokinesis
D. Chiasmata formation occurs during metaphase I
Answer» B. Diplotene is short lived in vertebrates
2.

The stage preceding the stage during which crossing over takes place is ______

A. diplotene
B. pachytene
C. zygotene
D. leptotene
Answer» D. leptotene
3.

How do chromatids reach the poles of the cells during anaphase?

A. Action of centromeres
B. Disintegration of spindle fibers
C. Shortening of microtubules
D. Movement of arms of chromatids
Answer» D. Movement of arms of chromatids
4.

Which of the following statements is false regarding interkinesis?

A. It is mostly short lived
B. It is followed by prophase II
C. It occurs after telophase I
D. Replication takes place
Answer» E.
5.

Nuclear membrane does not appear at the end of anaphase I. True or false?

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
6.

During which stage of meiosis do the sister chromatids separate?

A. Telophase I
B. Anaphase I
C. Anaphase II
D. Telophase II
Answer» D. Telophase II
7.

Which of these stages is characterized by the disappearance of the nucleolus?

A. Zygotene
B. Pachytene
C. Diplotene
D. Diakinesis
Answer» E.
8.

Which of these is true about anaphase I?

A. Sister chromatids remain attached at the centromeres
B. Bivalent is unequally separated
C. Homologous chromosomes remain together
D. It takes place before diakinesis
Answer» B. Bivalent is unequally separated
9.

During which stage does assembly of meiotic spindle take place?

A. Pachytene
B. Diakinesis
C. Metaphase I
D. Diplotene
Answer» C. Metaphase I
10.

At what stage can one visualize chiasmata?

A. Diplotene
B. Pachytene
C. Leptotene
D. Zygotene
Answer» B. Pachytene
11.

What shape is the chiasmata?

A. S-shaped
B. Y-shaped
C. X-shaped
D. L-shaped
Answer» D. L-shaped
12.

During which stage does the synaptonemal complex dissolve?

A. Leptotene
B. Pachytene
C. Diplotene
D. Zygotene
Answer» D. Zygotene
13.

What is the enzyme involved in crossing over?

A. Isomerase
B. Invertase
C. Transferase
D. Recombinase
Answer» E.