NEET PYQs for Cell Cycle with Solutions: Practice NEET Previous Year Questions

Updated on - Jan 19, 2026

Cell Cycle is an important topic in the Biology section in NEET exam. Practising this topic will increase your score overall and make your conceptual grip on NEET exam stronger.

This article gives you a full set of NEET PYQs for Cell Cycle with explanations for effective preparation. Practice of NEET Biology PYQs including Cell Cycle questions regularly will improve accuracy, speed, and confidence in the NEET 2026 exam.

NEET PYQs for Cell Cycle with Solutions

1.
Match List I with List II
List I (Sub Phases of Prophase I) List II (Specific characters)
A Diakinesis I Synaptonemal complex formation
B Pachytene II Completion of terminalisation of chiasmata
C Zygotene III Chromosomes look like thin threads
D Leptotene IV Appearance of recombination nodules

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

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2.
The centriole undergoes duplication during:
- S-phasc
- Prophase
- Metaphase
- $G_{2}$ phase
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3.
In which stage of cell cycle, DNA replication occurs:
- $G_1-phase$
- $S-phase$
- $G_2-phase$
- $M-phase$
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4.
The enzyme recombinase is required at which stage of meiosis?
- Zygotene
- Diplotene
- Diakinesis
- Pachytene
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5.
During which phase(s) of cell cycle, amount of DNA in a cell remains at 4C level if the initial amount is denoted as 2C?
- G₁ and S
- Only G₂
- G₂ and M
- G₀ and G₁
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List I (Sub Phases of Prophase I)		List II (Specific characters)
A	Diakinesis	I	Synaptonemal complex formation
B	Pachytene	II	Completion of terminalisation of chiasmata
C	Zygotene	III	Chromosomes look like thin threads
D	Leptotene	IV	Appearance of recombination nodules

NEET PYQs for Cell Cycle with Solutions

2.The centriole undergoes duplication during:

3.In which stage of cell cycle, DNA replication occurs:

4.The enzyme recombinase is required at which stage of meiosis?

5.During which phase(s) of cell cycle, amount of DNA in a cell remains at 4C level if the initial amount is denoted as 2C?

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2.
The centriole undergoes duplication during:

3.
In which stage of cell cycle, DNA replication occurs:

4.
The enzyme recombinase is required at which stage of meiosis?

5.
During which phase(s) of cell cycle, amount of DNA in a cell remains at 4C level if the initial amount is denoted as 2C?