NEETBotanyCell Cycle and Cell Division
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: During Leptotene stage, the chromosomes become gradually visible under the light microscope. Reason: The compaction of chromosomes occurs only at the beginning of the stage Leptotene.
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
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
During Leptotene stage the chromosomes become gradually visible under the light microscope. The compaction of chromosomes continues throughout Leptotene.