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Which of the following is not a characteristic of meiosis?

Updated On: Aug 1, 2022
  • It involves two stages of DNA replication one before meiosis-I and another before meiosis-II
  • It involves recombination and crossing over
  • Centromeres divide during anaphase-II
  • Terminalisation occurs during diakinesis
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Meiosis has two M-phases each with its own karyokinesis and cytokinesis. As a result, chromosome number is halved. The transition period between M-phase I (meiosis I) and M-phase II (meiosis II) is short and without DNA replication. It is called interkinesis.
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