In meiosis, bivalents are formed during

Zygotene

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Diakinesis

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Metaphase-I

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Metaphase-II

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Solution

The correct option is A
Zygotene

The complex formed by a pair of synapsed homologous chromosomes is called a bivalent or a tetrad.

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(a) Pachytene	(i) Pairing of homologous chromosomes
(b) Metaphase I	(ii) Terminalisation of chiasmata
(c) Diakinesis	(iii) Cross-over takes place
(d) Zygotene	(iv) Chromosomes align at equatorial plate

a. Pachytene	1. Pairing of homologous chromosomes
b. Metaphase I	2. Terminalization of chiasmata
c. Diakinesis	3. Crossing-over takes place
d. Zygotene	4. Chromosomes align at equatorial plate

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