NEETBotanyCell Cycle and Cell Division
Read the following statements and choose the correct option: 1. Prophase of the first meiotic division is typically longer and more complex when compared to prophase of mitosis. 2. It has been further divided into eight phases 3. During Zygotene stage, the chromosomes become gradually visible under the light microscope. 4. The bivalent chromosomes align on the equatorial plate in meiosis II.
Options
- AOnly 1 is correct
- BBoth 1 and 3 are incorrect
- CAll are incorrect
- DOnly 3 is correct
Correct answer
A. Only 1 is correct
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. During Leptotene stage the chromosomes become gradually visible under the light microscope.