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  1. 1The following statements describe events during the mitotic cell cycle. What is the correct order of these events in the mitotic cell cycle?
  2. 2A teacher was trying to show the different stages of a type of cell division to the students. At a particular stage, it was observed that th
  3. 3How many chromosomes will the cell have at G1, after S, and after M-phase respectively, if it has 21 chromosomes at interphase?
  4. 4Read the following statements regarding diploid cell and identify the INCORRECT one. I. It can undergo a mitotic division to allow growth to
  5. 5Daughter cells formed after mitosis resemble to their mother cell but daughter cells formed after meiosis differ from mother cell:
  6. 6Select the incorrect statement.
  7. 7How is the DNA of the cell affected during S-phase of the cell cycle?
  8. 8Spindle fibres attach on to:
  9. 9Match the column and select the correct option from following. Column I Column II A Completely condensed chromosome i Prophase ( B ) Divisio
  10. 10Nuclear DNA exists as complex of nucleoprotein called __A__ that condenses into__B__ during __C__. These A, B, C are respectively
  11. 11Second check point of cell cycle lies between
  12. 12Which character marks the beginning of the second phase of mitosis?
  13. 13How many centromeres are present in a bivalent and how many bivalents are present in a diploid cell of human females respectively?
  14. 14Select the correct option. Column I Column II A . Synapsis 1 . Pachytene B . Centromere split 2 . Zygotene C . The action of enzyme recombin
  15. 15Identify this stage of mitosis and match it with its properties.
  16. 16Splitting of the centromere is a significance feature of
  17. 17During which phase of cell cycle amount of DNA in a cell remains at 4C level if the initial amount is denoted as 2 C ?
  18. 18A cell has 24 chromosomes at the end of metaphase in mitosis. What will be the number of chromosomes and chromatids at each pole at the begi
  19. 19Disjunction is:
  20. 20Which of the following statements are true?
  21. 21Synaptonemal complex is formed during
  22. 22Sister chromatids are found in
  23. 23A given sample of somatic cell was treated with chemical X. It was found that chemical X inhibits chromatid separation. During somatic cell
  24. 24At the beginning of the final stage of mitosis,
  25. 25Select the events that occur in the interphase stage of cell-cycle. a RNA and protein synthesis. b Cytoplasmic growth. c Synthesis of spindl
  26. 26M-phase in humans lasts
  27. 27Disjunction is:
  28. 28Identify the features present in meiosis but absent in mitosis.
  29. 29Which of the following two features are present in meiosis but absent in mitosis?
  30. 30Prophase-I of meiosis is a long and complex phase in which many events occurs. Arrange the following events of meiosis in the correct sequen
  31. 31When synapsis is complete all along the chromosome, the cell is said to have entered a stage called
  32. 32For the stages of the cell cycle, select the correct option. A. A chromosome is arranged at the equator - Metaphase. B. Centromere splits an
  33. 33Match the columns:-
  34. 34A Mitosis produces two identical daughter cell. B Meiosis introduces variation due to gene exchange or recombination. C During anaphase chro
  35. 35Which of the following is not true about the S phase?
  36. 36Mitotic anaphase differs from metaphase in possessing
  37. 37How many times meiosis will take place for the formation of 80 wheat grains?
  38. 38Select the total number of the correct statement: I. Cell-plate formation occurs in plant cell during cytokinesis. II. During cytokinesis mi
  39. 39Cell division or mitosis is a normal process in a living cell, but sudden and abnormal mitosis in an organ will frequently result in a
  40. 40Which stage of prophase I of meiosis lasts for many days?
  41. 41Select the CORRECT option, for a somatic cell with 2n = 4.
  42. 42The synthesis of replisome takes place during which stage of the cell cycle?
  43. 43Prophase of the first meiotic division is typically longer and complex. It is subdivided into 5 phases: leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, dipl
  44. 44Select the correct match. A S phase DNA replication B Zygotene Synapsis C Diplotene Crossing Over D Meiosis Both haploid and diploid cells E
  45. 45A typical process of cell division in a human cell approximately lasts for
  46. 46Correctly identify the stage of cell division shown in the given diagram.
  47. 47How many copies of each different DNA molecule will be found in a cell at the beginning of each of these stages of the mitotic cell cycle? G
  48. 48Four daughter cells formed after meiosis are
  49. 49To study any kind of genetic abnormality arising due to change is chromosome number, the karyotype is prepared. Which of the following stage
  50. 50In leptotene, the chromosomes are

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