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(1)
Chromatids coiling in the meiotic and mitotic division is _____
[A]
Plectonemic in both
[B]
Paranemic in both
[C]
Paranemic in mitosis and plectonemic in meiosis
[D]
Plectonemic in mitosis and paranemic in meiosis
Answer: Plectonemic in mitosis and paranemic in meiosis
(2)
When there is an increase in the condensation of chromatin during the process of cell division –
[A]
Heterochromatin increases
[B]
Euchromatin increases
[C]
Differentiation of euchromatin & heterochromatin decreases
[D]
Differentiation of euchromatin & heterochromatin increases
Answer: Differentiation of euchromatin & heterochromatin decreases
(3)
The condensation of chromosomes is observed in ______
[A]
Prophase 1
[B]
Anaphase 1
[C]
Metaphase 1
[D]
None of the above
(4)
Nuclear DNA replicates in the ________ phase.
[A]
G2 phase
[B]
M phase
[C]
S phase
[D]
None of the above
(5)
_________ is a form of cell division which results in the creation of gametes or sex cells.
[A]
Mitosis
[B]
Meiosis
[C]
Miosis
[D]
None of the above
(6)
____ is the number of DNA in the chromosome at the G2 stage of the cell cycle
(7)
The stage which serves as a connecting link between meiosis 1 and meiosis 2
[A]
Interphase 2
[B]
Interphase 1
[C]
Interkineses
[D]
None of the above
(8)
The longest stage in the cell cycle is
[A]
Interphase
[B]
Anaphase
[C]
Metaphase
[D]
None of the above
(9)
The _______ state implies the exit of cells from the cell cycle
[A]
S
[B]
G1
[C]
G2
[D]
G0
(10)
Synapsis is defined as the pairing of ________
[A]
Acentric chromosomes
[B]
Non-homologous chromosomes
[C]
Any chromosomes
[D]
Homologous chromosomes
Answer: Homologous chromosomes
(11)
Mitosis can be observed in _____
[A]
Polyploid individual
[B]
Diploid individual
[C]
Haploid individual
[D]
All of these
(12)
The spindle apparatus is formed during the ________ phase of mitosis.
[A]
Telophase
[B]
Metaphase
[C]
Prophase
[D]
Anaphase
(13)
Cyclin is associated with ___________
[A]
Leptospirosis
[B]
Glycolysis
[C]
Cylosis
[D]
Mitosis
(14)
If an individual wants to view diakinesis, which of these would be
[A]
Hair
[B]
Leaf
[C]
Onion root
[D]
Flower bud
(15)
Chromosome structure can be observed best during ____
[A]
Anaphase
[B]
Metaphase
[C]
Prophase
[D]
None of the above
(16)
The division of cytoplasm is known as
[A]
Mitosis
[B]
Synapsis
[C]
Cytokinesis
[D]
Karyokinesis
(17)
The stage in which chromosomes align on the equator of spindle fiber is
[A]
Telophase
[B]
Anaphase
[C]
Metaphase
[D]
Prophase
(18)
The best stage at which the total number of chromosomes can be counted in any species is
[A]
Telophase
[B]
Metaphase
[C]
Late anaphase
[D]
Late prophase
(19)
Balbiani rings are found in
[A]
Heterosome
[B]
Lampbrush chromosome
[C]
Autosome
[D]
Polytene chromsome
Answer: Polytene chromsome
(20)
This structure tends to vanish always during meiosis and mitosis
[A]
Plastids
[B]
Plasma membrane
[C]
Nucleolus and nuclear membrane
[D]
All of these
Answer: Nucleolus and nuclear membrane
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