In which of the following stages is the chromosome thin and like a long thread?

  • A
    Leptotene
  • B
    Zygotene
  • C
    Pachytene
  • D
    Diakinesis

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Match the stages of prophase $I$ given in Column-$I$ with their features in Column-$II$ and choose the correct options from the choices given below:
Column $I$Column $II$
$A$. Leptotene$i$. Chromosomes visible under light microscope
$B$. Zygotene$ii$. Chromosomes start pairing together
$C$. Pachytene$iii$. Exchange of genetic materials between non-sister chromatids of the homologous chromosomes.
$D$. Diplotene$iv$. Dissolution of synaptonemal complex
$E$. Diakinesis$v$. Terminalisation of chiasmata

During which stage of meiosis,do the sister chromatids begin to move towards the poles?

What is the number of chromatids in each chromosome during synapsis?

How does $Anaphase-I$ differ from $Anaphase-II$?

$A$: Each chromosome of a bivalent attaches with two spindles in metaphase.
$R$: In metaphase,bivalents migrate towards the metaphasic plate.

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