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

  1. A
    Equatorial plate
  2. B
    Kinetochore
  3. C
    Bivalent
  4. D
    Axoneme

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During the Zygotene stage of Meiosis I, homologous chromosomes pair up in a process called synapsis. The resulting structure, consisting of two chromosomes (four chromatids), is called a bivalent or a tetrad.

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The complex formed by a pair of synapsed homologous chromosomes is called:
A
Equatorial plate
B
Kinetochore
C
Bivalent
D
Axoneme

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