The number of chromosomes becomes half in :

Question

The number of chromosomes becomes half in : (A) anaphase- I (B) anaphase-II (C) telophase- I (D) telophase- II

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Meiotic division is characterized by the reduction of chromosome number. Anaphase-I is the period of reduction in chromosome number because each group of moving chromosome is half the original number present in the nucleus.

Q. The number of chromosomes becomes half in :

anaphase- I

anaphase-II

telophase- I

telophase- II

Meiotic division is characterized by the reduction of chromosome number. Anaphase- $I$ is the period of reduction in chromosome number because each group of moving chromosome is half the original number present in the nucleus.