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7. Describe the following:

            (c) chiasmata

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Chiasmata- These are points of attachment between homologous chromosomes during their separation in diplotene to metaphase I stage of meiosis. Chiasmata are initially formed in the regions of crossing over between nonsister chromatids but later on, tend to shift sideways. 

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