Multiple Choice
What is the function of the synaptonemal complex presently thought to be?
A) It serves to initiate genetic recombination.
B) It maintains RNA in association with the chromosomes.
C) It functions primarily as a scaffold to allow interacting chromatids to complete crossover activities.
D) It prevents the breakage of the DNA double helix at the wrong place.
E) It assures that the DNA double helix breaks at exactly the right place.
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