What Is the Outcome of Synapsis,a Significant Event in Meiosis

question 16

Multiple Choice

What is the outcome of synapsis,a significant event in meiosis?

• A) side-by-side alignment of nonhomologous chromosomes
• B) dyad formation
• C) monad movement to opposite poles
• D) side-by-side alignment of homologous chromosomes
• E) chiasma segregation

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Definitions:

Diencephalon

Second portion of the embryonic brain; in the inferior core of the adult cerebrum.

Neural Crest Cells

Embryonic cells that give rise to a diverse cell lineage including melanocytes, craniofacial cartilage and bone, and peripheral and enteric neurons and glia.

Telencephalon

Anterior division of the embryonic brain from which the cerebral hemispheres develop.

Neural Tube

An embryonic structure that develops into the brain and spinal cord.