During meiosis, pairing of homologous chromosomes occurs, which permits large segments of DNA to be exchanged. What is this process called?
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D. Synapsis (pairing of homologous chromosomes) is a unique event that occurs only dur- ing meiosis I in the production of gametes. Synapsis is necessary so that crossing over, whereby large segments of DNA are exchanged, can occur.
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