Topic: Cell cycle, mitosis, meiosis· Cell Structure and Function

Which one of the following never occurs during mitotic cell division ?

1. Coiling and condensation of the chromatids

2. Spindle fibres attach to kinetochores of chromosomes

3. Movement of centrioles towards opposite poles

4. Pairing of homologous chromosomes

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Answer: 4. Pairing of homologous chromosomes

Pairing of homologous chromosomes (synapsis) is a feature of meiosis I, never of mitosis.

In mitosis, chromatids coil and condense in prophase, spindle fibres attach to kinetochores in prometaphase/metaphase, and centrioles (centrosomes) move to opposite poles in prophase. Homologues behave independently in mitosis.

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Which one of the following never occurs during mitotic cell division ?

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