9. The stage of prophase I wherein crossing over occurs is (a) zygotene (b) diplotene (c) leptotene (d) pechytene 10. Meiosis I is reductional division and meiosis II is equational division because of (a) separation of chromatids (b) crossing over (c) the disjunction of homologous chromosomes (d) the pairing of homologous chromosomes