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The stage preceding the stage during which crossing over takes place is ______(a) diplotene(b) pachytene(c) zygotene(d) leptoteneI got this question in quiz.My doubt stems from Cell Cycle and Division topic in portion Cell Cycle and Cell Division of Biology – Class 11

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Right answer is (c) zygotene

To elaborate: CROSSING over and RECOMBINATION takes PLACE during the PACHYTENE stage of prophase I. The stage preceding this is the zygotene stage which is characterized by the formation of the synaptonemal complex.



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