Which one of the following never occurs during mitotic cell division? [NEET-2022]

(A)Spindle fibres attach to kinetochores of chromosomes
(B)Movement of centrioles towards opposite poles
(C)Pairing of homologous chromosomes
(D)Coiling and condensation of the chromatids

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In the first meiotic division the homologous chromosomes pair to form bivalents, and undergo crossing over.

Chapter: Cell Cycle and Cell Division
Section: 10.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF MEIOSIS
Page: 9
Words matched: 16 of 16

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5714, emb=0.867, combined=0.7488). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that homologous chromosome pairing occurs during the first meiotic division, which directly distinguishes it from mitotic division where this pairing never occurs.

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