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The essential feature of meiosis is ______.

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The essential feature of meiosis is ______.

Options

  • Formation of spindle fibres

  • Crossing over

  • Movement of chromosomes

  • Division of the nucleus

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Solution

The essential feature of meiosis is crossing over.

Explanation:

Crossing over between homologous chromosomes is a characteristic event of meiosis and creates genetic variation. Spindle formation, chromosome movement and nuclear division also occur in other types of cell division.

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Chapter 1: The Fundamental Unit of Life : Cell - Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) [Page 44]

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P S Verma and V K Agarwal Biology Part 3 [English] Class 9
Chapter 1 The Fundamental Unit of Life : Cell
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) | Q 17. | Page 44
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