Cell Cycle and Cell Division Question 14
14. Which one of the following structures will not be common to mitotic cells of higher plants?
(a) cell plate
(b) centriole [1997]
(c) centromere
(d) spindle fibres
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Answer : b
Hints & Solutions
(b) Plants cells do not have centrioles. Cell plate appears during cytokinesis in dividing cells. Centromere holds the sister chromatids in a chromosome. Spindle fibres appear during metaphase.