exchange pairing
exchange pairing The type of pairing of homologous chromosomes that allows genetic crossing-over to take place.
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1. The lower lip in the mouthparts of an insect, which is used in feeding and is formed by the fusion of a pair of appendages (the… spectroscopic binary , spectroscopic binary See STAR PAIR. Wobble Hypothesis , wobble hypothesis A theory proposed to explain the partial degeneracy of the genetic code in that some t-RNA molecules can recognize more than one co… Crossing Over , Crossing over, or recombination, is the exchange of chromosome segments between nonsister chromatids in meiosis. Crossing over creates new combinatio… Crossing-over , crossing-over The exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes by breakage and reunion. This occurs during pairing of chromosomes at p…
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