Question

Match the stages of meiosis in Column-I to their characteristic features in Column-II and select the correct option using the codes given below :

Column-I		Column-II
(a)	Pachytene	(i)	Pairing of homologous chromosomes
(b)	Metaphase I	(ii)	Terminalization of chaismata
(c)	Diakinesis	(iii)	Crossing-over takes place
(d)	Zygotene	(iv)	Chromosomes aligri at equatorial plate

• A. (a) -(iii) ,(b) -(iv) ,(c) -(ii) ,(d) -(i)
• B. (a) - (i) ,(b) - (iv) ,(c) - (ii) ,(d) -(iii)
• C. (a) - (ii) ,(b) - (iv) ,(c) - (iii) ,(d) - (i)
• D. (a) - (iv) ,(b) - (iii) ,(c) - (ii) ,(d) - (i)

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Column-I		Column-II
(a)	Pachytene	(i)	Stage of crossing over
(b)	Metaphase I	(ii)	Chromosome align at equatorial plate
(c)	Diakinesis	(iii)	Terminalisation of chiasmata
(d)	Zygotene	(iv)	Pairing of homologous chromosome