Meiosis differs from mitosis because in it:
A.Homologous chromosomes pair and exchange segments
B.Chromosomal number is halved
C.The four daughters-nuclei formed are genetically dissimilar
D.All of these
Category: Cell Division Mcqs
Some microtubules in spindle which remain attached to spindle and also to the poles are called:
A.Interchromosomal fibres
B.Chromosomal fibres
C.Continuous fibres
D.None of these
Commencement of diploid phase in the life cycle of an animal is marked by:
A.Zygote
B.Microspore
C.Megaspore
D.Embryo
Cell division takes place in which of these phases of cell cycle:
A.G1 – phase
B.S – phase
C.G2 – phase
D.D – phase
Meiosis was termed by:
A.J.B. Farmer and Moore
B.Hofmeister and Flemmings
C.Hugo Von Mohl and Strausberger
D.None of these
Who described the cell division first?
A.Hofmeister
B.Hugo Von Mohl
C.A. Weismann
D.W. Flemmings
Who observed first that the reproductive cells have different division than somatic cells?
A.Weismann
B.Hofmeister
C.Felmmings
D.Sutton
Separation of chromatids and their movement to opposite poles of the spindle occurs in which of these:
A.Prophase
B.Metaphase
C.Anaphase
D.Telophase
S – phase of cell cycle is characterized by:
A.Duplication of DNA
B.Duplication of cytoplasm
C.Growth and duplicate
D.None of these
Word mitosis was coined by:
A.W. Flemmings
B.A. Weismann
C.Hofmeister
D.Strausberger
