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Describe Synapsis and draw a diagram to illustrate your answer.
Solution
- A synopsis Synaptis is the term for the process by which homologous chromosomes link together during the prophase I zygotene stage.
- Chromosomal synapsis is accompanied by the creation of a complex structure known as the synaptonemal complex, according to electron micrographs of this stage.
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