During gamete formation, the enzyme recombinase participates during
- metaphase I
- anaphase II
- prophase I
- prophase II.
Answer
(3) prophase I
Solution
As per NCERT, crossing over is the exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes.
∵ Crossing over is an enzyme-mediated process and the enzyme involved is called recombinase.
⇒ Crossing over occurs during pachytene, a substage of prophase I of meiosis.
∴ Recombinase participates during prophase I.
Answer: (3)