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Can you recall meiosis and indicate at what stage a recombinant DNA is made?

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Recombinant DNA is made at the pachytene stage during the end of prophase-1. The homologous chromosomes come together physically to cross over and exchange parts of their chromosome. This results in recombination of DNA in homologous chromosomes.

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