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State whether the following statement is true or false
If there are 46 chromosomes in a cell there will be 23 chromatin fibres inside the nucleus during interphase.

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Interphase:
Human cells contain 46 chromosomes in all cells except gametes which have 23
They are formed by reduction division during meiosis
Interphase is the resting and non-dividing phase of the cell

Final answer: The given statement is false

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Correct the following statements if there is any mistake.

(a) The four nitrogenous bases in the DNA are Guanine, Thiamine, Adrenaline and Cytosine.

(b) Genes are specific sequences of bases on a chromosome.

(c) A nucleotide is composed of a sulphate, a sugar, (pentose) and a nitrogenous base.

(d) Nucleosomes are groups of cysteine molecules surrounded by DNA strands.

(e) If there are 46 chromosomes in a cell, there will be 23 chromatin fibres inside the nucleus during interphase.

Q. If there are 46 chromosomes in a cell,there will be 23 chromatin fibres inside the nucleus during interphase.
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Q. The interphase nucleus has a loose and indistinct network of nucleoprotein fibres called chromatin, but during different stages of cell division, cells show "structured chromosomes" in place of the:

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(iii) The nucleus in a cell has maximum size during interphase.

Q. How many following statements are correct?
(A) Nucleus as a cell organelle was first described by Robert Brown as early as

1651

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(B) The interphase nucleus has highly condensed nucleoprotein fibres called chromatin.
(C) During different stages of cell division, cells show structured chromatin in place of the nucleus.
(D) Every chromosome essentially has a primary constriction which is also known as NOR.
(E) Many membrane bound minute vesicles called microbodies that contain various enzymes are present in both plant and animal cells.

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