Question

The important event of meiosis is the crossing over. It occurs during ________ .
i) Leptotene ii) Pachytene iii) Diplotene iv) Zygotene

Answer 1

Crossing over is one of the most important aspect of meiosis.

It occurs during the fourth stage of the first prophase of meiosis in gametogenesis.

This stage is called Diplotene.

This is the stage where we observe that the chromosomes begin to repel each other and separate themselves from eachh other longitudinally.

Answer 2

it is diplotene

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