NEET 2023 · Class 11

Cell Cycle and Cell Division

Which of the following stages of meiosis involves division of centromere?

  1. (A)Metaphase II
  2. (B)Anaphase II
  3. (C)Telophase
  4. (D)Metaphase I

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**Anaphase II:** It begins with the simultaneous splitting of the centromere of each chromosome (which was holding the sister chromatids together), allowing them to move toward opposite poles of the cell (Figure 10.4) by shortening of microtubules attached to kinetochores.

Chapter
Cell Cycle and Cell Division
Section
10.4.2 Meiosis II
Page
7
Words matched
40 of 40

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6667, emb=1.0, combined=0.8667). Verified: high — The span explicitly states 'splitting of the centromere' occurs in Anaphase II, which directly answers the MCQ about centromere division in meiosis.

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