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Which of the following doesn’t take place in prophase if mitotic cell?(a) Chromosome starts to contract(b) The nuclear membrane breaks down(c) The nucleolus disappears(d) The chromosomes pair up with their homologueThe question was asked in a job interview.My question is from Mitosis Stages Overview topic in division Chromosomal Changes During Meiosis of Cytogenetics

Answer» RIGHT answer is (d) The chromosomes pair up with their homologue

To elaborate: Chromosomal PAIRING is a CHARACTERISTIC of meiotic cell not MITOTIC cell. Most of the steps in PROPHASE of meiosis and mitosis being the same we observe the rest of the steps in mitotic prophase.


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