NEET 2012
- Exam
- NEET
- Year
- 2012
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Cell Cycle and Cell Division
NEET 2012 · Botany · Cell Cycle and Cell Division
Identify the meiotic stage in which the homologous chromosomes...
Identify the meiotic stage in which the homologous chromosomes separate while the sister chromatids remain associated at their centromeres
Options
- Ametaphase-I
- Bmetaphase-II
- Canaphase-I
- Danaphase-II
Correct answer
C. anaphase-I
Step-by-step solution
In anaphase-I of meiosis homologous chromosomes separate and pass towards different poles of the spindle creating two haploid sets of chromosomes.
During anaphase-II of meiosis centromere of two chromatids of a chromosome separate. The separated chromatids become independent daughter chromosome.