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Cell Cycle And Cell Division

Question
CBSEENBI11025429

In which stage of the first meiotic division two sister chromatids are formed?

  • Leptotene

  • Zygotene

  • Pachytene

  • Diplotene

Solution

C.

Pachytene

In pachytene substage of meiosis- I the paired homologous chromosomes divide into two sister chromatids. Thus, each bivalent is composed of four chromatids and known as tetrad.