Question

Number of spindles formed in meiosis-I is?

• A. $2$
• B. $3$
• C. $4$
• D. $1$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $2$

Long protein fibers called microtubules extend from the centrioles in all possible directions, forming what is called a spindle. The spindle is necessary to equally divide the chromosomes in a parental cell into two daughter cells during both types of nuclear division i.e mitosis and meiosis.

One spindle is formed in meiosis I and two spindles at right angle to previous spindle in metaphase II of meiosis II.