Given below is the representation of a certain event at a particular stage of a type of cell division which is this stage:
A
Prophase of mitosis
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B
Both prophase and metaphase of mitosis
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C
Prophase I during meiosis
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D
Prophase II during meiosis
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Solution
The correct option is C Prophase I during meiosis Crossing-over occurs during prophase I of Meiosis I. In this stage of meiosis homologous chromosomes form chiasmata (singular: chiasma) or intersection points between them. After the formation of chiasmata at different points, the members (chromosomes) of the homologous pair exchange chromosomal segments with each other.