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NEET Previous Year Question

$The enzyme recombinase is required at which stage of meiosis:$

Topic: NEET PYQ

Answer: A. Full step-by-step solution below.

A $Pachytene$
B $Zygotene$
C $Diplotene$
D $Diakinesis$

Correct answer: A

Solution

(a) During the pachytene stage of Prophase-I, crossing over occurs between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes. The enzyme recombinase is involved in this genetic recombination.

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