NEETBotanyCell Cycle and Cell Division
In which phase of meiosis splitting of centromere occur?
Options
- Aanaphase II
- Bmetaphase
- Ctelophase
- Dprophase
Correct answer
A. anaphase II
Step-by-step solution
Anaphase II : It begins with the simultaneous splitting of the centromere of each chromosome (which was holding the sister chromatids together), allowing them to move toward opposite poles of the cell (Figure 10.4) by shortening of microtubules attached to kinetochores. Telophase II: Meiosis ends with telophase II, in which the two groups of chromosomes once again get enclosed by a nuclear envelope; cytokinesis follows resulting in the formation of tetrad of cells i.e., four haploid daughter cells.