| List I (Sub Phases of Prophase I) | List II (Specific characters) | ||
| A | Diakinesis | I | Synaptonemal complex formation |
| B | Pachytene | II | Completion of terminalisation of chiasmata |
| C | Zygotene | III | Chromosomes look like thin threads |
| D | Leptotene | IV | Appearance of recombination nodules |