Cell Cycle and Cell Division · NEET Preparation Botany
The enzyme recombinase is active during which specific stage of meiosis?
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medium · MCQ · Q-811C49
The enzyme recombinase is active during which specific stage of meiosis?
- A.Zygotene
- B.PachyteneCorrect answer
- C.Diplotene
- D.Diakinesis
Solution
Crossing over, mediated by the enzyme recombinase, occurs between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes during the Pachytene stage of Prophase I.
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