The diagram given below represents a certain phenomenon which occurs during meiosis. Name and explain the phenomenon by using the terms — homologous chromosomes, chromatids, crossing-over.
The diagram given below represents a certain phenomenon which occurs during meiosis. Name and explain the phenomenon by using the terms — homologous chromosomes, chromatids, crossing-over.
The exchange of chromatids between homologous chromosomes is called crossingover. This is the process by which the two chromosomes of a homologous pair exchange equal segments with each other.
Crossing over occurs in the first division of meiosis. At that stage each chromosome has replicated into two strands called sister chromatids. The two homologous chromosomes of a pair synapse, or come together. While the chromosomes are synapsed, breaks occur at corresponding points in two of the non-sister chromatids, i.e., in one chromatid of each chromosome.Since the chromosomes are homologous, breaks at corresponding points mean that the segments that are broken off contain corresponding genes, i.e., alleles. The broken sections are then exchanged between the chromosomes to form complete new units, and each new recombined chromosome of the pair can go to a different daughter sex cell. It results in recombination of genes found on the same chromosome, called linked genes that would otherwise always be transmitted together
The exchange of chromatids between homologous chromosomes is called crossingover. This is the process by which the two chromosomes of a homologous pair exchange equal segments with each other.
Crossing over occurs in the first division of meiosis. At that stage each chromosome has replicated into two strands called sister chromatids. The two homologous chromosomes of a pair synapse, or come together. While the chromosomes are synapsed, breaks occur at corresponding points in two of the non-sister chromatids, i.e., in one chromatid of each chromosome.Since the chromosomes are homologous, breaks at corresponding points mean that the segments that are broken off contain corresponding genes, i.e., alleles. The broken sections are then exchanged between the chromosomes to form complete new units, and each new recombined chromosome of the pair can go to a different daughter sex cell. It results in recombination of genes found on the same chromosome, called linked genes that would otherwise always be transmitted together
