... MINIREVIEW From meiosis to postmeiotic events: Alignment and recognition of homologous chromosomes in meiosis Da-Qiao Ding1, Tokuko Haraguchi1,2,3 and Yasushi Hiraoka1,2,31 ... involved in the process of pairing:first, alignment of homologous chromosomes to bring them close to eachother for recognition; and second, recognition of the homologous partner of each chromosome ... chromosome. In fact, pairing of homologous chromosomes involves several cytologicalsteps: spatial alignment of homologous chromosomes accompanied by extensive intracellular rearrangement of chromosomes, ...