NEET Biology question

Segregation of Mendelian factors (no linkage, no crossing over) occurs during

(A)Anaphase ICorrect
(B)Anaphase II
(C)Diplotene
(D)Metaphase I

Answer: (A)

Solution

The law of segregation reflects the physical separation of homologous chromosomes (carrying the two alleles of each gene) to opposite poles of the cell, which occurs at anaphase I of meiosis. Anaphase II (b) separates sister chromatids (identical copies), not allele

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