CMC Medical CMC-Medical VELLORE Solved Paper-2015

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    Which of the following is/are characteristic feature (s) of meiosis?
    I. Number of chromosomes gets halved.
    II. Crossing over takes place between non-homologous chromosomes, resulting in variation.
    III. Helps in development of zygote into emboryo.
    IV. It occurs in reproductive cells only.

    A)  I and IV               

    B)  I, II and IV

    C)  II, III and IV                       

    D)  All of these

    E)  None of the above

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    Meiosis is a type of reductional division that occur in reproductive cells only. It involves crossing over between homologous chromosomes resulting in variation. Zygote undergo mitosis to form an embryo.


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