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The X-shaped structures formed during the largest stage of meiosis-I are called
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  • A Bivalent
  • B Chiasmata
  • C Cross-overs
  • D More than one option is correct
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The correct answer is: Chiasmata
The beginning of diplotene is recognized by the dissolution of the synaptonemal complex and the tendency of the recombined homologous chromosomes of the bivalents to separate from each other except at the sites of crossovers. These X-shaped structures are called chiasmata.

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