NEETBiologyCell Cycle and Cell DivisionMCQ+4 / −1
During meiosis I, the chromosomes start pairing at
- Azygotene
- Bpachytene
- Cdiplotene
- Dleptotene.
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Correct answer: A
During zygotene, a substage of Prophase I of meiosis I, chromosomes start pairing together by a process called synapsis. Such paired chromosomes are called as homologous chromosomes. A complex structure i.e., synaptonemal complex is formed by a pair of synapsed homologous chromosomes called a bivalent or a tetrad.
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