Multiple choice

Which meiotic stage resembles prometaphase of mitosis?

  1. Pachytene

  2. Diplotene

  3. Diakinesis

  4. Zygotene

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Other than chiasmata and tetrads being visible , the rest of the diakinesis stage closely resembles prometaphase of mitosis; the nucleoli disappear, the nuclear membrane disintegrates into vesicles and the meiotic spindle begins to form.