Multiple Choice Questions

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Which of these is not a key feature of meiosis?

  • Meiosis involves two sequential cycles of nuclear and cell division 

  • Meiosis involves pairing of homologous chromosomes

  • Two cycles of DNA replication occur during meiosis

  • Three is recombination between the paired homologous chromosomes

  • Three is recombination between the paired homologous chromosomes


C.

Two cycles of DNA replication occur during meiosis

In meiosis, there are two divisions of chromosomes and cytoplasm to reduce to reduce the number of chromosomes.

In prophase I, there is a pairing of homologous chromosomes known as synapsis.


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The correct sequence of phases of cell cycle is

  • G1 → G2 → S → M

  • S → G1 → G2 → M

  • G1 → S → G2 → M

  • M → G1 → G2 → S


Cells in G0 phase :

  • enter the cell cycle

  • suspend the cell cycle

  • terminate the cell cycle

  • exit the cell cycle


Which of the following phases correspond to the interval between mitosis and initiation of DNA replication?

  • S phase

  • G1 phase

  • G2 phase

  • M phase

  • M phase


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