Q. Which one of the following never occurs during mitotic cell division?
A) Coiling and condensation of the chromatids
B) Spindle fibres attach to kinetochores of chromosomes
C) Movement of centrioles towards opposite poles
D) Pairing of homologous chromosomes
Explanation
[Solution] Pairing of homologous chromosomes (synapsis) occurs only in prophase I of meiosis, never in mitosis. Answer (4).
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