NEETBotanyCell - The Unit of Life
Read the following statements and choose the follwoing option: 1. Centromere holds a single chromatid 2. Kinetochores are present on the sides of centromere 3. Chromosomes are classified into three types 4. Acrocentric chromosome has centromere located in the middle
Options
- AOnly 4 is correct
- BOnly 3 is correct
- COnly 2 is correct
- DBoth 1 and 2 is correct
Correct answer
C. Only 2 is correct
Step-by-step solution
Every chromosome (visible only in dividing cells) essentially has a primary constriction or the centromere on the sides of which disc shaped structures called kinetochores are present.