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What is synapsis or syndesis?

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Intimate pairing between two homologous chromosomes occurs during zygotene stage of prophase I of meiosis. They are aligned side by side resulting in a pair of homologous chromosomes called bivalents. This pairing phenomenon is called synapsis or syndesis.
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