Crossing over occurs:

During pachytene

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Between sister chromatids

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During metaphase

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During Anaphase-I

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Solution

The correct option is A
During pachytene

Crossing over occurs during pachytene stage of meiosis. Crossing over refers to the exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes.

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