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Which of the following structures will be seen in metaphase-I of meiosis-I, in a plant cell that has 64 chromosomes?
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Options:
  • A 16 bivalents
  • B 16 dyad
  • C 32 bivalents
  • D 32 dyad
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 32 bivalents
The complex formed by a pair of synapsed homologous chromosomes is called a bivalent or a tetrad. So if the total number of chromosomes is '2n', then the number of the bivalents will be half, i.e., 'n'. Hence, a plant cell having 64 chromosomes, will have 32 bivalents in the stage of Metaphase-I of Meiosis-I.

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