NEETBotanyCell Cycle and Cell Division
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Prophase of the first meiotic division is typically longer and more complex when compared to Prophase of mitosis. Reason: Prophase of meiosis has been further subdivided into the following five phases based on chromosomal behaviour i.e., Leptotene, Zygotene, Pachytene, Diplotene and Diakinesis.
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
A. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
Prophase of the first meiotic division is typically longer and more complex when compared to prophase of mitosis. It has been further subdivided into the following five phases based on chromosomal behaviour i.e., Leptotene, Zygotene, Pachytene, Diplotene and Diakinesis.