STANDARDBotany-Cell Cycle and Cell Division

STANDARD Botany Meiosis MCQ Question

Type: MCQ-conceptual-Medium-Class 11

The complex formed by a pair of synapsed homologous chromosomes is called

A

Axoneme

B

Equatorial plate

C

Kinetochore

D

Bivalent

Correct Answer

Option D

Detailed Explanation

The two homologous chromosomes that are synapsed during zygotene of prophase I are called bivalent, and for chromatids, it is called a tetrad.

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