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Published on: August 21, 2026
During which stages (or prophase I substages) of meiosis do you expect to find the bivalents and DNA replication respectively?
A
Pachytene and interphase (between two meiotic divisions)
B
Pachytene and interphase (just prior to prophase I)
C
Pachytene and 
phase (of interphase just prior to prophase I)
phase (of interphase just prior to prophase I)
D
Zygotene and 
phase (of interphase prior to prophase I)
phase (of interphase prior to prophase I)
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
In bivalent formation of chromosomes during meiosis, the homologous chromosomes are arranged in pairs. The phenomenon is called synapsis and it occurs during zygotene stage. DNA replication occurs during 
phase or synthetic phase which is the second phase of interphase.
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