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Assertion: Meiotic division results in the production of haploid cells.
Reason: Synapsis occurs during zygotene of meiosis.

A

If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B

If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C

If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D

If both the assertion and reason are false

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B
Meiosis results in the formation of four daughter cells having haploid chromosome (Synapsis – joining of a homologous chromosome).
Synapsis `to` Pairing of Homologous chromosomes occurs in Zygotene phase of Meiosis – I.
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