Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization
Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization
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