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Why is Meiosis called Reduction Division?

Answer

Meiosis ::


Meiosis is a type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half in daughter cells, creating four haploid cells, each genetically distinct from the parent cell that gave rise to them.


Why it is called as Reduction Division ::


1. As the Meiosis division process involves in reduction of chromosome number in the daughter cells to half the number in the parent cell, this process is called Reduction Division.
Meiosis creates gametes (egg and sperm cells).


2. The resulting gametes have 23 new chromosomes, one member of each of the 23 pairs, representing unique combinations of the original maternal and paternal copies.

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Q:

Ravi Varma is famous in which of the following fields?

A) Dancing B) Sculpture
C) Painting D) Singing
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Painting

Explanation:

he is famous in painting

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Q:

Name the military exercise that is going on between Japanese and US military in northern Japan ?

A) Northern Viper B) Rimpac
C) Indra D) Valiant Shield
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Northern Viper

Explanation:
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Q:

The Korba coalfield is located in

A) Orissa B) West Bengal
C) Chhttisgarh D) Assam
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Chhttisgarh

Explanation:
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Q:

Where will the Olympic Games in 2012 be held

A) Italy B) Germany
C) France D) England
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) England

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Q:

Mahaparinirvana Temple is located at ______.

A) Bodh Gaya B) Shravasti
C) Sarnath D) Kushinagar
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Kushinagar

Explanation:
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Q:

Which of the following statements about ddntps is true?

A) They have a hydrogen at the 3’ carbon of the sugar. B) DNA polymerase can add a new dNTP to a 3’ ddNTP.
C) They have a free 3’-hydroxyl group on the ribose sugar. D) They have an oxygen at the 2’ carbon of the ribose sugar.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) They have a hydrogen at the 3’ carbon of the sugar.

Explanation:

ddNTPs - Dideoxynucleotides and abbreviated as ddNTPs.

 

They are chain-elongating inhibitors of DNA polymerase, used in the Sanger method for DNA sequencing.

 

They have a hydrogen at the 3’ carbon of the ribose sugar.

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