Synapsis occurs between:

A male and a female gamete

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mRNA and ribosomes

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Spindle fibres and centromere

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Two homologous chromosomes

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Solution

The correct option is D Two homologous chromosomes
In zygotene of prophase-I, homologous chromosomes pair up. This process is called synapsis. One chromosome of the pair is from the male parent and other from the female parent.

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