Biology · BGCSE / Inheritance and genetics
StructuredPast exam questionForm 5 · BGCSE
Fig. 5.1 shows different stages of meiosis in an animal cell. Stage A shows the chromosomes (two long, two short); in stage B the chromosomes are in homologous pairs; stage B produces two cells at stage C, which each produce two cells at stage D.
- aState the diploid number of chromosomes of the animal cell in stage A. [1]
- bSuggest a name of an organ in a mammal where the different stages of meiosis take place. [1]
- cName the stage of cell division shown at B and give one reason for your answer. [2]
- dDescribe the chromosomes that could be found in all cells at stages C and D (draw them on paper). [4]
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Source: BEC BGCSE Biology 2010, Paper 3, Question 5
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