What is the name of the stage in prophase I of meiosis when recombination between homologous chromosomes is…

What is the name of the stage in prophase I of meiosis when recombination between homologous chromosomes is completed?
  1. Leptotene
  2. Zygotene
  3. Pachytene
  4. Diakinesis

Solution

During pachytene stage, recombination between homologous chromosomes is completed by the end of pachytene, leaving the chromosomes linked at the sites of crossing over.

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