The short transition stage occurring between Meiosis I and Meiosis II is called:
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Interkinesis
- Step 1: Following Telophase I of meiosis, cells enter a brief intermediate resting phase before initiating Meiosis II.
- Step 2: This stage is termed interkinesis (or interphase II).
- Step 3: Crucially, unlike mitotic interphase, no DNA replication (S phase) takes place during interkinesis, ensuring that Meiosis II remains an equational division that preserves haploidy.
Answer
Interkinesis.
Why not the others: Interphase is the prolonged period () between successive mitotic cycles where DNA is replicated; Diakinesis is the fifth substage of meiotic Prophase I; Cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm.
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