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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Cell Cycle and Cell Division

Question:

During meiosis, the sister chromatids separate during -

Options:

Anaphase II.

Anaphase I.

The S phase.

Synapsis.

Correct Answer:

Anaphase II.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1)- Anaphase II.

Anaphase II begins with the simultaneous splitting of the centromere of each chromosome (which was holding the sister chromatids together), allowing them to move toward opposite poles of the cell  by shortening of microtubules attached to kinetochores.