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Exchange of chromosome segments between maternal and paternal chromatids during meiosis I is called as ............

Linkage

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Diakinesis

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Crossing over

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Dominant

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Solution

The correct option is C Crossing over
The exchange of chromosome segments between maternal and paternal chromatid is done during the pachytene stage of prophase 1. This process is called Crossing over.
The crossing over takes place between homologous chromosomes.
So, the correct answer is (C).

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