Can you recall meiosis and indicate at what stage a recombinant $DNA$ is made?

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(N/A) Meiosis $I$ occurs in stages. Recombinant $DNA$ is formed during the $Pachytene$ sub-stage of $Prophase$ $I$.
This occurs when recombination nodules appear after the formation of the synaptonemal complex,facilitating the exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes.

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