NEET2018BotanyCell Cycle and Cell DivisionActual
Assertion: Bivalents are formed during pachynema. Reason: Bivalent and tetrad conditions of chromosomes are two different conditions.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
Step-by-step solution
Pairing of the homologous chromosomes occurs during pachynema. Each bivalent or tetrad chromosome pair is made up of actually four chromatids, two of each chromosome.