NEETBiologyCell Cycle and Cell DivisionMCQ+4 / −1
The stage during which separation of the paired
homologous chromosomes begins is
- Azygotene.
- Bpachytene
- Cdiplotene
- Ddiakinesis
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Correct answer: C
Diplotene is recognised by the dissolution of the synaptonemal complex and the tendency of the recombined homologous chromosomes of the bivalents to separate from each other.
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