because low self-esteem can lead to depression and make it hard for a person to have healthy relationships with others
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Prophase I is typically the longest phase of meiosis. During prophase I, homologous chromosomes pair and exchange DNA (homologous recombination(. The process of pairing the homologous chromosomes is called synapsis.
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