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During meiosis, crossing over occurs at

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Diplotene

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Leptotene

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Pachytene

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Diakinesis

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Solution

The correct option is C Pachytene
During pachytene the non-sister chromatids exchange the DNA segments and leads to formation of recombination. This process is known as crossing over.

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