Multiple choice

Which of the following is not correct with respect to meiosis?

  1. It involves two successive divisions resulting in the formation of four daughter nuclei.

  2. Prophase is of longer duration and complex.

  3. Number of chromosomes in daughter cells is half to that of the mother cells.

  4. It occurs in somatic cells and equational division takes place.

  5. Meiosis forms gametes and spores and maintains the chromosome number constant from generation to generation.
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Explanation

This statement is not true. It occurs in generative cells and reductional division takes place.

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