Distinguish between zygotene and liptotene

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Lepotene shows the first stage of prophase 1 in which each chromosomes having two sister chromatids become visible as individualized chromosome. The closely associated sister chromatids can be visually distinguished from one another.

Zygotene -is the second stage of prophase 1 in which chromosomes line up with other pair of sister chromosomes in homologous pair of chromosomes. During zygotene synapsis occurs between homologous chromosomes resulting in formation of bivalent or tetravalent pair.
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