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प्रश्न
Give Technical Terms
The stage at which spindle fibres begin to be formed.
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उत्तर
Late prophase or early Metaphase
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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.
Genetic recombination occurs in ______ phase of prophase of meiosis-I.
Describe anaphase in mitosis.
Define the following:
Karyokinesis
The fig given alongside shows a certain stage in a cell division in a cell with four chromosomes.

(i) Name the parts of the chromosome labeled A and B.
(ii) Name the structure C. what is its function?
(iii) Name the type of division . Give a reason.
(iv) Name the stage of division.
(v) Name the stages before and after the stage shown in diagram.
Choose the correct answer:
Which division takes most time?
Identify the stages of mitosis given below and label the figures.
Complete the following sentence with appropriate word :
______means the splitting of the nucleus.
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.
Choose the Odd One Out
Write the functional activity of the following structure:
Colchicine
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?
During Mitosis what is the position of chromatids in metaphase?
The phase of karyokinesis which is almost the reverse of prophase is ______.
What is the main function of the spindle fibres during mitosis?
