NEET Biology question

BiologyCell Cycle and Cell DivisionNEET

Read the following statements. I. In mitotic cell division, chromosome number is halved. II. Centromere is the point where two sister chromatids are held together. III. The period between two successive mitotic divisions is known as telophase. IV. In G₁ phase of the cell cycle, protein and RNA are synthesised.

Which of the above given statements are correct?

Answer: (D)

Solution

I is false — mitosis is an equational division; chromosome number stays the same in daughter cells (halving occurs only in meiosis). II is true — the centromere holds sister chromatids together. III is false — the period between two successive

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