Question
Biology Question on Meiosis
The absence of centrioles from higher plant cells means that during somatic cell nuclear division there is :
A
no apparent organiser of mitotic spindles
B
no equatorial arrangement of chromo-somes at metaphase.
C
no new cell wall laid down at telophase.
D
no spindle formed.
Answer
no apparent organiser of mitotic spindles
Explanation
Solution
Although no centrioles are visible, there is spindle formation and the chromosomes do exhibit equatorial arrangement. Spindle formation is probably by another organelle, unknown as yet.