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Which part of the coconut develops into the edible coconut meat (copra) found in mature coconuts?
Seed coat
Embryo
Free-nuclear endosperm
Endocarp
During which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur, which is a prerequisite for mitosis?
G1 phase
S phase
G2 phase
M phase
The alignment of chromosomes at the metaphase plate occurs during which phase of mitosis?
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
What is not seen during mitosis in somatic cells?
Spindle fibre
Chromosomes movement
Disappearance of nucleolus
Synapsis
Which of the following is NOT a function of mitosis?
Growth and development
Repair of tissues
Replacement of damaged cells
Production of gametes
The major event that occurs during the anaphase of mitosis, which brings about the equal distribution of chromosomes is
Replication of the genetic material
Splitting of the chromatids
Splitting of the centromeres
Condensation of the chromatin
The Anaphase Promoting Complex (APC) targets specific proteins for degradation during mitosis. A mutation in the gene encoding APC would most likely result in which of the following?
Premature entry into anaphase
Inability to progress from metaphase to anaphase
Failure of DNA replication
Increased rate of cytokinesis
Which of the following statements (events) is/are true for mitotic telophase?
Nucleolus, GB and ER form
NM assembles around each chromosomes clusters
Arrival of chromosomes cluster at opposite poles and loss of their identity as discrete elements
All of the above
The plane of alignment of chromosome at the metaphase stage of cell cycle is referred to as the
Prophase plate
Metaphase plate
Anaphase plate
Telophase plate
Consider the following statements about plant cytokinesis
I. It usually occurs by cell plate method
II. The spindle usually persists during cytokinesis
III. Cell plate grows centrifugally
Which of the statements given above are correct?
I and II
I and III
II and III
I, II and III
