Q. Given below are two statements: Statement I: Chromosomes are fully condensed at the end of prophase I. Statement II: Meiosis I resembles mitosis. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
A) Statement I is incorrect, but Statement II is true
B) Both Statement I and Statement II are true
C) Both Statement I and Statement II are false
D) Statement I is correct, but Statement II is false
Explanation
[Solution from source] By diakinesis chromosomes are fully condensed (I true). Meiosis I is a reductional division with pairing and crossing over; it is meiosis II that resembles mitosis, so II is false. Answer (4).
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