Match List I with List II : Choose the correct answer from the options given below
- A-IV, B-II, C-III, D-I
- A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
- A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
- A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I
Answer
(3) A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III
Solution
A. Diakinesis is marked by the terminalisation of chiasmata (completed in this stage) (A-II).
B. Pachytene: recombination nodules appear, the sites of crossing over (B-IV).
C. Zygotene: homologous chromosomes pair (synapsis) with the formation of the synaptonemal complex (C-I).
D. Leptotene: chromosomes become gradually visible and look like thin threads (D-III).
Thus, A-II, B-IV, C-I, D-III.
Answer: (3)