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Significance of Crossing Over
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What is the significance of crossing over?

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Crossing over is the basis of genetic variations in organisms. It occurs at prophase I of meiosis. The maternal and paternal homologous chromosomes of an organism pair up and exchange certain portions of their chromatids.

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