Cell Cycle And Cell Division Ques 32

32. The stage during which separation of the paired homologous chromosomes begins is

(a) Pachytene

(b) Diplotene

(c) Zygotene

(d) Diakinesis

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Answer : b

Hints & Solutions

(b) Diplotene is a stage of meiotic prophase which follows the pachytene and during which the paired homologous chromosomes begin to separate and chiasmata become visible.