Given below are two statements.
Statement I : Synapsis occurs during zygotene stage of prophase I of meiosis I.
Statement II : All events of the cell cycle are under genetic control.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect.

Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.

Both statement I and statement II are incorrect.

Both statement I and statement II are correct.

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

During zygotene stage, chromosomes start pairing together and this process of association is called synapsis. Such paired chromosomes are called homologous chromosomes.

The sequence of events by which a cell duplicates its genome, synthesizes the other constituents of the cell and eventually divides into two daughter cells is termed cell cycle. These events are themselves under genetic control.

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