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During gamete formation, the enzyme recombinase participates during
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During gamete formation, the enzyme recombinase participates during pachytene stage of prophase - I. This stage is characterized by the appearance of recombination nodules, the sites at which crossing over occurs between non-sister chromatids of the homologous chromosomes. Crossing over is the exchange of genetic material between two homologous chromosomes. Crossing over is also an enzyme-mediated process and the enzyme involved is called recombinase.