NEETBotanyCell Cycle and Cell Division
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: During Leptotene, chromosomes start pairing together and this process of association is called synapsis. Reason: The complex formed by a pair of synapsed homologous chromosomes is called a monovalent.
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
D. Both Assertion and Reason are false
Step-by-step solution
During Zygotene stage, chromosomes start pairing together and this process of association is called synapsis. The complex formed by a pair of synapsed homologous chromosomes is called a bivalent or tetrad.