The Biology Project: Cell Biology

Meiosis Tutorial

Problem 7: Events of Meiosis

One of the earliest events that distinguishes meiosis occurs in prophase I and involves:

D. Pairing of homologous chromosomes
Correct.
Pairing of chromosomes is unique to meiosis, and allows crossing over.


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