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Cell Cycle and Cell Division — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYCell Cycle and Cell Division2 Marks
Question
What is chiasmata? Mention its significance also.
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Answer

Chiasmata is X-shaped structure of separated bivalents of recombined homologous chromosomes. Chiasmata formation is necessary for the separation of homologous chromosomes which have undergone the process of crossing over.

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