Which is not a characteristic of mitosis?

Leptotene

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Zygotene

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Pachytene

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All of the above

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Solution

The correct options are
A Leptotene
B Zygotene
C Pachytene
Leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene and diakinesis are all successive stages of meiosis.
Hence, none of the above are stages of mitosis.
In mitosis, cell division creates two diploid cells.

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