Meiosis
Meiosis: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Meiosis, Crossing Over, Significance of Meiosis, Pachytene, Leptotene, Zygotene, Diplotene, Diakinesis, Zygotic Meiosis, Second Meiotic Division, Prophase-I, First Meiotic Division, Gametic Meiosis and, Metaphase-I
Important Questions on Meiosis
Conservation of specific chromosome number of each species is achieved across generations in sexually reproducing organisms is done by:

The process of meiosis is significant for:
a) Maintaining the same chromosome number across generations.
b) Increase the genetic variability in a population.
c) Producing diploid offspring.
d) Asexual reproduction.

The process of appearance of recombination nodules occurs at which sub stage of prophase I in meiosis?

Which of the following stages of meiosis involves division of centromere?

Select the incorrect match from the following options:

Bivalent or tetrad formation is a characteristic feature observed during:

If the pollen grain of a plant has 40 pg of DNA in its nucleus then how much DNA would a cell of the same organism have in metaphase-I of meiosis?

After telophase I, dyad of cells are obtained with each cell having

Select the correct feature for anaphase stage of a haploid cell ?


56 cells are produced in meiosis where the first division is:

Does synapsis or crossing over occurs between X and Y chromosome?

The relation between chiasmata and recombination nodule is

All of the following statements are correct except:


The following diagram shows modification of the meiosis II for storage. Identify A, B, C and D given in the diagram.

Which of the following statement is correct for meiosis?



