2. One of these events does not take place during meiosis
(a) One successive division without any DNA replication
(b) Chiasmata formation and crossing over
(c) Segregation of homologous chromosomes
(d) Separation of sister chromatids
3. The meiotic division takes place in
(a) Meristematic cells
(b) Conductive cells
(c) Reproductive cells
(d) Vegetative cells
4. Name the event wherein the paternal and maternal chromosomes change
their material with each other in cell division
(a) Crossing over
(b) Synapsis
(c) Dyad forming
(d) Bivalent forming
5. The reason for daughter cells to differ from parent cells and also each
other in meiosis is
(a) segregation and crossing over
(b) segregation and independent assortment
(c) segregation, crossing over and independent assortment
(d) independent assortment and crossing over
6. Continuous variations are due to
(a) mutation
(b) crossing over
(c) polyploidy
(d) chromosomal aberrations
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7. Synapsis takes place between
(a) spindle fiber and centromere
(b) mRNA and ribosomes
(c) a female and a male gamete
(d) two homologous chromosomes
8. Mendelian factor (Aa) is segregated during
(a) anaphase I
(b) anaphase II
(c) diplotene
(d) zygotene/pachytene​