NEET Biology question

In which phase of meiosis-I the two chromosome can align at the metaphase plate independently of each other

(A)Metaphase-II
(B)Metaphase-ICorrect
(C)Anaphase-I
(D)Telophase-I

Answer: (B)

Solution

During metaphase-I of meiosis, each pair of homologous chromosomes (bivalent) aligns at the metaphase plate independently of how other homologous pairs align, which is the cytological basis for Mendel's law of independent assortment.

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