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State the following statements are true or false.
The points at which crossing over has taken place between homologous chromosomes are called synaptonemal complexes.

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True
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False
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Solution

The correct option is B False
The points at which the crossing over takes place is called the chiasma or chiasmata.
So, the correct statement is 'The points at which crossing over has taken place between homologous chromosomes are called chiasmata.'

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