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AIIMS 201827 May
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2018
Date
27 May
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Cell Cycle and Cell Division

AIIMS 2018 · 27 May · Botany · Cell Cycle and Cell Division

Chromosome number is reduced during meiosis because the process...

Chromosome number is reduced during meiosis because the process consists of

Options

  1. Atwo cell divisions without any chromosome replication
  2. Ba single cell division without any chromosome replication
  3. Ctwo cell divisions in which half of the chromosomes are destroyed
  4. Dtwo cell divisions and only a single round of chromosome replication.

Correct answer

D. two cell divisions and only a single round of chromosome replication.

Step-by-step solution

In the first meiotic division or heterotypic division, the reduction of chromosome number occurs resulting in the formation of two haploid cells. The second meiotic division is homotypic division.
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