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Definition of Linkage and Linked Genes

When synapsis...

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When synapsis is complete all along the chromosome, the cell is said to have entered a stage called

Diakinesis

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Diplotene

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Pachytene

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Zygotene

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Pachytene

Synapsis occurs during the zygotene stage of prophase I of meiosis. A synaptonemal complex develops between the synapsed homologous chromosomes. During the pachytene stage, the synapsed chromosomes slightly separate and become visible.

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