Draw a diagram of the nucleus of a cell, having chromosome number 6, as it would appear in the metaphase stage of mitosis and label the following parts in the diagram:
1. Aster
2. Achromatic spindle
3. Chromatid
4. Centromere
Mention the difference between mitosis and meiosis with reference to
1. Number of daughter cells formed at the end of the division.
2. The chromosome number of the daughter cells formed.
Mitosis | Meiosis |
Number of daughter cells formed is 2 | Number of daughter cells formed is 4. |
Chromosome number remains the same that is 46 | Chromosome number is halved that is 23 |
Account for the following briefly:
(iv) Herbaceous plants growing in well-watered soils are found to wilt on a hot day.