NEETBotanyCell Cycle and Cell Division
Identify the wrong statement about meiosis.
Options
- APairing of homologous chromosomes
- BFour haploid cells are formed
- CAt the end of meiosis number of chromosomes are reduced to half
- DTwo cycles of DNA replication occur.
Correct answer
D. Two cycles of DNA replication occur.
Step-by-step solution
Meiosis involves two sequential cycles of nuclear and cell division called meiosis-I and meiosis-II but only a single cycle of DNA replication.