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Name the technical term for similar chromosomes which synapse during prophase 1 of meiosis.

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Understanding the Question**: The question asks for the technical term used to describe similar chromosomes that come together during a specific stage of meiosis, which is prophase I. 2. **Identifying the Stage**: In meiosis, prophase I is the stage where homologous chromosomes pair up. This pairing is crucial for the process of genetic recombination. 3. **Defining Homologous Chromosomes**: Homologous chromosomes are pairs of chromosomes that have the same genes at the same loci but may have different alleles. Each pair consists of one chromosome from each parent. ...
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  6. Into which periods, an interphase stage of mitosis can be divided?

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  7. Who coined the term mitosis and in which year?

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  8. Name of the four phases of mitotic cell division

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  9. In which type of cell division, chromosome number becomes halved in da...

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  10. In which phase of prophase I, crossing over takes place?

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  11. What is a karyotype?

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  12. How an idiogram is prepared?

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  15. Which phase of the cell cycle shows active metabolic reactions both in...

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  16. What important events take place in interphase?

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  17. In which phase, the synthesis of new DNA molecules takes place?

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  18. In which phase, there is an active synthesis of RNA and proteins and n...

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  19. During meiosis homologous chromosomes separate at which stage?

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  20. Why is mitosis called equational division?

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