Crossing over happens during ______.

meiosis- II

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mitosis

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cytokinesis

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meiosis- I

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Solution

The correct option is D meiosis- I
Crossing over is the exchange of genes between two homologous chromosomes and thereafter those chromosomes are divided into two groups and thus two haploid cells are formed. This process occurs during prophase I of meiosis.

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