NEET 2013 Biology question

The complex formed by a pair of synapsed homologous chromosomes is called :

(1)Equatorial plate
(2)Kinetochore
(3)BivalentCorrect
(4)Axoneme

Answer: (3)

Solution

During the zygotene stage of prophase I of meiosis homologous chromosomes pair up (synapsis) with the help of the synaptonemal complex; the resulting paired structure (two homologous chromosomes, four chromatids) is called a

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