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A process in which homologous chromosomes exchange material through the breakage and reunion of two chromatids. A single crossover represents one reciprocal breakage and reunion event. A double crossover requires two simultaneous reciprocal breakage and reunion events. aka recombination; recombination event.
Ãâó: www.fao.org/docrep/003/X3910E/X3910E06.htm
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| crossing over |
Reciprocal breaking and rejoining of homologous chromosomes in meiotic prophase I that results in exchange of chromosomal segments.
Ãâó: www.kumc.edu/gec/gloss.html
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| crossing-over |
The exchange of DNA sequences between chromatids of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
Ãâó: www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEPC/WWC/1994/glossary...
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| crossing over |
The process whereby two homologous chromosomes break at equivalent positions and then join to produce recombined chromosomes.
Ãâó: www.jcu.edu.au/fmhms/school/pms/CGC/DictCellBiol.h...
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| crossing-over |
A process whereby parts of maternal and paternal chromosomes are exchanged, resulting in a 'shuffling' of alleles.
Ãâó: www.bseinquiry.gov.uk/report/volume2/glossary.htm
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