NEET UG 2017 · Botany · Question 174
NEET 2017 Botany, question 174
Question 174 of the NEET 2017 paper (code A) is a Botany question from Biological Classification. Its idea, Bacterial Reproduction via Fission, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The CBSE official answer key gives option 3.
Updated 2026-10-08
Q174 · Botany
DNA replication in bacteria occurs :
- 1During S phase
- 2Within nucleolus
- 3Prior to fissionOfficial answer
- 4Just before transcription
Official answer: option 3 · CBSE official answer key
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