Dissolution of the synaptonemal complex occurs during:

3 2020 Cell Cycle and Cell DivisionMeiosis – Prophase I Medium
Dissolution of the synaptonemal complex occurs during:
A Zygotene
B Diplotene
C Leptotene
D Pachytene

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The synaptonemal complex dissolves during the diplotene stage of prophase I of meiosis; the recombined homologous chromosomes then separate except at the sites of crossover (chiasmata).

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