Q.
Identify the diagram and name the stage of meiosis correctly
A) Pachytene (crossing over)
B) Zygotene
C) Leptotene
D) Diplotene
Explanation
After completion of synapsis, the cell enters the pachytene stage. Here cell remains for four days. Chromosomes are paired and occurs in synaptonemal complexes. The paired chromosomes or bivalent gets shorten and crossing over takes place
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