(a) (i) Anaphase 1
(ii) - Homologous chromosomes separates at the equator
- Chromosomes start migrating to opposite poles
- Sister chromatids attached at the centromere
(b) Spindle fibres
(c) It is the reduction phase that results in haploid sex cells/gamete cells.
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