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Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization

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• Chiasmata (chiasma)<br />

– individual crossover events between nonsister chromatids<br />

• Diakinesis<br />

– the process of segregation<br />

– Prophase I ends; transition to metaphase I<br />

• proteins are important for crossing-over<br />

• Cohesin complexes<br />

– major components of the axial core of each homolog<br />

– play crucial parts in segregating

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