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A bivalent in metaphase I consists of : |
Four chromatids and four centromeres . Four chromatids and two centromeres . Two chromatids and one centromeres . Four chromatids and one centromeres . |
Four chromatids and two centromeres . |
The correct answer is Option (2)-Four chromatids and two centromeres. Meiosis involves two sequential cycles of nuclear and cell division called meiosis I and meiosis II but only a single cycle of DNA replication. Meiosis I is initiated after the parental chromosomes have replicated to produce identical sister chromatids at the S phase . Meiosis involves pairing of homologous chromosomes and recombination between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes. Four haploid cells are formed at the end of meiosis II. Meiosis I Metaphase I: The bivalent chromosomes align on the equatorial plate . The microtubules from the opposite poles of the spindle attach to the kinetochore of homologous chromosomes. They consist of 4 chromatids and 2 centromeres. |