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What is synapsis ?

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The homologous chromosomes during zygotene pair up. They lie side by side in pairs and his pairing is called synapsis.
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When does synapsis occur in meiosis?

When does synapsis take place in meiosis ?

During Meiosis 1, in which stage synapsis takes place ?

When synapsis is complete all along the chromosomes, the cell is said to have entered a stage called

Assertion :- Zygotene is charactersed by formation of synaptonemal complex . Reason :- Synoptonemal complex helps in synapsis of non homologous chromosomes.

[A] : Synapsis occurs in zygotene stage . [R] : Pairing of homologous chromosomes is known as synapsis .

In meiosis, synapsis occurs during