Multiple choice

The movement of chiasmata towards the ends of paired homologous chromosomes is

  1. terminalization

  2. synapses

  3. diakinesis

  4. none of the above

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Explanation

The movement of chiasmata (crossing-over points) toward the ends of paired homologous chromosomes during meiosis I is called terminalization. This process occurs during diplotene and continues through diakinesis.