NEET Previous Year Question
Select the incorrect statement with reference to mitosis:
Topic: NEET PYQ
Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.
- ASplitting of centromere occurs at anaphase
- BAll the chromosomes lie at the equator at metaphase
- CSpindle fibres attach to centromere of chromosomes
- DChromosomes decondense at telophase
Correct answer: C
Solution
(c) Small disc-shaped structures at the surface of the centromeres are called kinetochores. These structures serve as the sites of attachment of spindle fibres. During metaphase stage, spindle fibres attach to kinetochores of chromosomes.More Cell Cycle & Cell Division PYQs
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