Question

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words.
Synapsis, chiasma formation and crossing over occur between homologous chromosomes in .......... of meiosis.

Answer 1

Synapsis is the pairing of the homologous chromosomes.

Chiasma formation is the attachment of the two at points before crossing over.

Crossing over is the exchange of the segments between the two homologs.

All this takes place n the prophase 1 of meiosis 1.

So, the correct word is 'Prophase 1'.