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In meiosis, the daughter cells are not s...

In meiosis, the daughter cells are not similar to that of parent because of :

A

Crossing over

B

Synapsis

C

Both (a) and (b)

D

None of these

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A
In meiosis the variation is introduced by the crossing over or recombination during the pachytene stage of prophase – I.
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