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BotanyCell Cycle and Cell DivisionMeiosisHard2 minPYQ_2012
BotanyHardsingle choice

Identify the meiotic stage in which the homologous chromosomes separate while the sister chromatids remain associated at their centromeresNEET 2012 (Mains)

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Answer:
C
Solution:

In anaphase-I of meiosis homologous chromosomes separate and pass towards different poles of the spindle creating two haploid sets of chromosomes. During anaphase-II of meiosis centromere of two chromatids of a chromosome separate. The separated chromatids become independent daughter chromosome.

Stream:NEETSubject:BotanyTopic:Cell Cycle and Cell DivisionSubtopic:Meiosis
⏱ 2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2012

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