The enzyme recombinase is required at which stage of meiosis:

3 2014 AIPMT Cell Cycle and Cell DivisionMeiosis Easy
The enzyme recombinase is required at which stage of meiosis:
A Pachytene
B Zygotene
C Diplotene
D Diakinesis

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Crossing over between non-sister chromatids occurs in pachytene and is mediated by the enzyme recombinase.

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