Crossing over occurs in thestage of meiosis

Question

Crossing over occurs in thestage of meiosis (A) zygotene (B) leptotene (C) pachytene (D) diplotene

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Crossing over is the process of exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of two homologous chromosomes. It is an enzyme mediated process and occurs during pachytene sub-stage of prophase I.

Q. Crossing over occurs in the______stage of meiosis

zygotene

leptotene

pachytene

diplotene

Crossing over is the process of exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of two homologous chromosomes. It is an enzyme mediated process and occurs during pachytene sub-stage of prophase $I$ .