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प्रश्न
Genetic recombination occurs in ______ phase of prophase of meiosis-I.
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उत्तर
Genetic recombination occurs in pachytene phase of prophase of meiosis-I.
Explanation:
Genetic recombination occurs when genetic material is exchanged between two different chromosomes or between different regions within the same chromosome.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The diagram given below represents a stage during cell division.
Study the same and answer the questions that follow:

- Identify whether it is a plant cell or an animal cell. Give a reason in support of your answer.
- Name the stage depicted in the diagram. What is the unique feature observed in this stage?
- Name the type of cell division that occurs during:
- Replacement of old leaves by new ones
- Formation of gametes
- What is the stage that comes before the stage shown in the diagram?
- Draw a neat, labelled diagram of the stage mentioned in (iv) above keeping the chromosome number constant.
The diagram below represents a stage during cell division. Study the same and then answer the questions that follow:
- Name the parts labelled 1, 2, and 3.
- Identify the above stage and give a reason to support your answer.
- Mention where in the body this type of cell division occurs.
- Name the stage prior to this stage and draw a diagram to represent the same.
Given below is a diagram representing a stage during mitotic cell division in an animal cell Examine it carefully and answer the questions which follow.
- Identify the stage. Give one reason in support of your answer.
- Name the cell organelle that forms the ‘aster’.
- Name the parts labelled 1, 2 and 3.
- Name the stage that follows the one shown above; how is that stage identified?
- Mention two differences between mitosis and meiosis with regards to:
- The number of daughter cells produced.
- The chromosome number in the daughter cells.
All chromosomes are arranged parallel to equatorial plane of cell in ______ phase of mitosis.
Fill in the blank:
______ takes place in body cells resulting in growth and development.
In which one of the following options the two stages of mitosis have been given in correct sequence?
The diagram below represents a certain stage of a cell.
(i) Is it an animal cell or a plant cell ? Give one reason in support of your answer.
(ii) Label the parts numbered 1 – 3.
(iii) Which stage (phase) of mitosis is represented in this diagram
Name the following:
Mitosis takes place in which cells.
Name the following:
The kind of division normally seen at the tip of the root and shoot system.
Give Technical Terms
The stage in mitosis when the nucleolus starts disappearing.
Complete the following sentence with appropriate word :
Colchicine arrests cell division at __________.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
The alkaloid colchicine inhibits the formation of the mitotic spindle.
Column ‘II’ is a list of items related to ideas in Column ‘I’. Match the terms in Column ‘II’ with a suitable idea given in Column ‘I’.
| Column I | Column II |
| (i) Anaphase | (a) Chromosomes become arranged in a horizontal plane at the equator. |
| (ii) Prophase | (b) Daughter chromosomes move to opposite poles of the spindle. |
| (iii) Telophase | (c) Chromosomes become visible as fine, long threads. |
| (iv) Metaphase | (d) Chromosomes lose their distinctiveness and gradually become transformed into chromatin network. |
The karyotype (set of chromosomes) shown below is taken from a dividing cell in a certain individual.
(i) Is the individual male or female? Explain your answer.
(ii) How would you expect
(a) a female cell and
(b) sperm cell to differ in chromosome composition?
Explain the following figure.

Give the sequence of the events occurring during the prophase of mitosis.
The diagram given below represents a stage in mitosis.

- Identify the stage given above.
- Give one reason to support your answer in (a).
- Mention the number of chromosomes given in the diagram.
Match List - I with List - II.
| List - I | List - II |
| A. Centromere | I. Mitochondrion |
| B. Cilium | II. Cell division |
| C. Cristae | III. Сell movement |
| D. Cell membrane | IV. Phospholipid Bilayer |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
