Multiple choice

Identify the correct order of stages in prophase I of meiosis.

  1. Leptotene, pachytene, zygotene, diakinesis and diplotene

  2. Leptotene, zygotene, diakinesis, diplotene and pachytene

  3. Zygotene, diakinesis, diplotene, pachytene and leptotene

  4. Leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene and diakinesis

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D Correct answer
Explanation

The correct sequence of prophase I is leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene and diakinesis.