◆Meiosis is a process involving a reduction in the quantity of genetic material .
◆ type of cell division- It occurs in two phases are –
1.meiosis I
2.meiosis II
◆ pachytene event of prophase I-chromosomes cross-over wherein the exchange of segments between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes occurs.
◆ leads to the formation of recombinant DNA in the process of meiosis.