Match the stages of meiosis in column I to their characteristic features in column II and select the correct option using the codes given below.
- (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
- (a)-(i), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
- (a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
- (a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
Answer
(1) (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
Solution
As per NCERT:
(a) Pachytene — crossing over occurs between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes ⇒ (a)-(iii)
(b) Metaphase I — bivalent chromosomes align on the equatorial plate ⇒ (b)-(iv)
(c) Diakinesis — marked by terminalisation of chiasmata ⇒ (c)-(ii)
(d) Zygotene — chromosomes start pairing together (synapsis) ⇒ (d)-(i)
∴ (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
Answer: (1)