Mitosis

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Mitosis: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Mitosis, Metaphase, Cytokinesis, Prophase, Telophase, Anaphase, Significance of Mitosis, Syncytium, Karyokinesis and, Mitotic Spindle

Important Questions on Mitosis

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What organelles are redistributed between the two daughter cells during cytokinesis?

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Select the correct statements.

A. Tetrad formation is seen during the Leptotene.

B. During Anaphase, the centromeres split and chromatids separate.

C. Terminalization takes place during Pachytene.

D. Nucleolus, Golgi complex and ER are reformed during Telophase.

E. Crossing over takes place between sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Assertion: The growth of multicellular organism is due to mitosis.

Reason: Mitosis is also called as equational division and it offers genetic stability. 

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Which of the events listed below is not observed during mitosis?

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Mitosis is characterized by

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Select the incorrect statement.

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If after ........1......, cytokinesis fails, it leads to ......2........, which is commonly seen in ......3........

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Number of chromatids at metaphase is

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Colchicine is employed to diploidize a haploid cell as it

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Best material for the study of mitosis on laboratory is

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Which of the following is not true for anaphase?

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The number of mitotic divisions required to produce 128 cells from a single cell is

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Mitosis differs from meiosis in

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Diploid somatic cells divide by

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Cells at the end of prophase when viewed under the microscope do not show

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The main difference between dividing an animal and plant cell lies in

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Mitosis helps

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Plant shows continuous growth of plant throughout their life due to

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Cell which divide by mitosis is

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Furrow formation does not occur in plant cell during cytokinesis due to