Q. Synapsis occurs in ……….. phase of meiosis.
A) Zygotene
B) Diplotene
C) Pachytene
D) Leptotene
Explanation
The pairing of homologous chromosomes during zygotene is called synapsis, $i.e.,$ the homologous chromosomes, which come from mother and father paired in zygotene.
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