The Process of Separating Homologous Chromosomes is Termed

Question

The process of separating homologous chromosomes is termed
A)replication.
B)reduction division.
C)nondisjunction.
D)cleavage.
E)differentiation.

Accepted Answer

Homologous chromosomes are separated during meiosis I, which is also known as reduction division. This process results in the production of haploid cells with half the number of chromosomes as the original cell. Replication is the process of copying DNA prior to cell division, nondisjunction is failure of chromosomes to separate properly during cell division, cleavage refers to the division of a fertilized egg into smaller cells during embryonic development, and differentiation is the process by which cells become specialized during development.