MCQ
During the meiotic division, the:
  • Homologous chromosomes are separated.
  • B
    The linkage is disturbed.
  • C
    The homologous chromosomes do not segregate.
  • D
    All of the above.

Answer

Correct option: A.
Homologous chromosomes are separated.
Meiosis is a type of division in which mother cell divides twice after one round of $\text{DNA}$ replication.
In meiosis $I$ homologous chromosomes pair, exchange segments and then separate, i.e., each chromosome of a homologous pair goes to opposite pole.
Thus, reducing the number of chromosomes to one half.
Second division or meiosis $II$ is normal equational division like mitosis.

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