Bivalents in meiosis are

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Bivalents in meiosis are (A) tetrad (B) pairs of non-homologous chromosomes (C) pairs of several chromatids (D) pairs of homologous chromosomes

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During zygotene phase of meiosis, the homologous chromosomes start coming close together and ultimately arrange in pairs. This pairing is called synapsis and each synapting pair is called a bivalent.

Q. Bivalents in meiosis are

tetrad

pairs of non-homologous chromosomes

pairs of several chromatids

pairs of homologous chromosomes

During zygotene phase of meiosis, the homologous chromosomes start coming close together and ultimately arrange in pairs. This pairing is called synapsis and each synapting pair is called a bivalent.