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What do you mean by recombination?


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Recombination:

  1. The process during which a stretch of DNA recombines and produces a new allelic combination is known as recombination.
  2. Recombination takes place during meiosis when gamete formation is taking place.
  3. Recombination results in genetic variation in different organisms of the same species.

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