In meiosis, the chromosome pairs do the crossing over where there is an exchange of genetic material between them and because of it the
chromatids held together by the centromere are no longer the same.
        
             
        
        
        
Should be prophase because chromatin coils up, becoming shorter and thicker, thick enough to become visible when stained.
        
             
        
        
        
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Explanation:
It is beneficial to know if mutation is the cause of a particular ailment or an individual carries a mutated gene because it gives a clear direction on what the problem is an how it can be resolve of possible.
We have the sex cell and somatic cells, some mutation affects sex cells, while some somatic cells. If a mysterious affect sex cell there is every possibility of it being inherited by the offspring hence adequate knowledge about a mutant gene being in the body can help guide against some further re-occurence.
Negative effect is fear, it creates fear in an individual who has it.
It can lead to depression when an individual becomes traumatize due to his state.
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Nests, small organisms such as lizards, snakes, small birds, rock formations, skeletons of small animals.