Given below are two statements: In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Answer
(1) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
Solution
Statement I is true: during leptotene the chromosomes become gradually visible under the light microscope.
Statement II is true: the beginning of diplotene is recognised by the dissolution of the synaptonemal complex, after which the bivalents start separating except at the chiasmata.
Answer: (1)