Practice mode Inheritance

The visible points where non-sister chromatids remain joined after crossing over are called ____.

Correct answer C. chiasmata

Explanation

Chiasmata mark the sites of exchange between homologous chromatids and hold bivalents together until anaphase I. Their number reflects how often crossing over has occurred.

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