Question

Here are some statements about meiosis. State whether each of them is true or false:
i) It takes place in somatic cells.
ii) Meiosis is also called reduction division.
iii) Pairing of homologous chromosomes is called crossing over.
iv) Meiosis leads to variations which form the raw material for evolution.

Answer 1

True or false statements about Meiosis

I) It takes place in the somatic cell - F, It take place only in the reproductive cells

ii) Meiosis is also called reduction division - T, the number of chromosomes in the daughter cell is half that of the parent cell.

iii) Pairing of homologous chromosomes is called crossing over - F, pairing of homologous chromosome bivalent

iv) Meiosis leads to variations which form the raw material for evolution - T, crossing over during Prophase I and random assortment of maternal and paternal chromosomes during Anaphase I leads to variations and evolution