The number of chromosomes is reduced to half in _____.

A) interphase
B) mitosis
C) meiosis I
D) meiosis II

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Solution

The correct answer is (C).

Meiosis is the type of division by which gametes are produced. Germinal cells undergo meiosis I and meiosis II respectively. In meiosis-I, two daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes are formed. Meiosis II just maintains the chromosome number as it was at the end of meiosis I.

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(a) meiosis I
(b) Meiosis II
(c) mitosis
(d) amitosis

Q. Why the chromosome numbee is reduced to half in meiosis as compared to mitosis?

Q. In a comparative study of similar events in Mitosis and Meiosis; the number of Chromosomes is (i)______ and represents two different sets from each (ii)______.

Q. Match the terms to these definitions.
Centromere, centrosome, chromatin, chromosome, spindle, cell cycle, karyotype, meiosis, mitosis, sister chromatids, interphase, metaphase
.......... A type of cell division where chromosome number in daughter cells remains the same as in parent cell.

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The number of chromosomes is reduced to half in _____. A) interphase B) mitosis C) meiosis I D) meiosis II

The number of chromosomes is reduced to half in _____.

A) interphase
B) mitosis
C) meiosis I
D) meiosis II