Spot the false meiosis claim

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. False statement

   Homologous chromosomes also pair up during mitosis.

   Statements

   1. Homologous chromosomes also pair up during mitosis.
   2. Homologous chromosomes pair up during prophase I.
   3. That tight pairing of homologs is called synapsis.

2. False statement

   Meiosis I pulls the sister chromatids apart.

   Statements

   1. Meiosis II pulls the sister chromatids apart.
   2. Meiosis I pulls the sister chromatids apart.
   3. Meiosis I pulls the homologous chromosomes apart.

3. False statement

   Interkinesis includes a full S phase.

   Statements

   1. Interkinesis sits between the two meiotic divisions.
   2. Chromosomes are not duplicated again before meiosis II.
   3. Interkinesis includes a full S phase.

Instructions

Tap the one false statement in each set of three about how meiosis runs.

Explanation