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NEET Questions / Chemistry / Classification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties / Introduction
The process of cytokinesis refers to the division of
Nucleus
Chromosomes
Cytoplasm
None of these
The sequence of events by which a cell duplicates its genome, synthesizes the other constituents of the cell and eventually divides into two daughter cells is termed as
Cell division
Cell cycle
Cell growth
Cell duplication
Colchicine arrests which of the following stage of cell division?
Prophase
Anaphase
Telophase
Metaphase
Chromosome number can be doubled by using which of the following?
Indole acetic acid
GA
Zeatin
Colchicines
Which of the following statements are correct for multicellular cell division?
I. Cell division brings about embryonic development and growth
II. It plays a role in repair and maintenance of the body
III. It is important for reproduction
The correct option is
Only I
I and III
Only II
I, II and III
Consider the following statements about colchicine
I. It is an alkaloid widely used in plant breeding for doubling the chromosome number
II. Colchicine induced polyploidy has been used in raising several varieties of horticulture and agricultural plants
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Only I
Only II
Both I and II
None of these
In the process of mitotic division during interphase, chromosome material remains in the form of very loosely coiled threads called
Chromosome
Chromatin
Chromatid
Microtubules
Which of the following occurs more than one and less than five in a chromosome?
Chromatid
Chromomere
Centromere
Telomere
What is the approximate duration of cell cycle for a mammalian cell?
90 min
24 hrs
24 days
12 hrs
