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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | © A Dictionary of Zoology 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

crossing-over The exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes by breakage and reunion. This occurs during pairing of chromosomes at meiosis, and in some organisms (e.g. certain fungi, and insects such as Drosophila) may also occur at mitosis. The temporary joins between chromosomes during crossing-over are called chiasmata.

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