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Disjunction refers to

A

the separation of homologous chromosomes at anaphase I

B

the type of chromosomal aberration in which there is loss of a part of a chromosome

C

incopatibility in fungi and other thallophytes

D

modification of gene action by a nonallelic gene.

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The homologous chromosomes break their connections and separate out during anaphase I of meiosis I. This process of separation is named as disjunction.
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