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

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYCell Cycle and Cell Division2 Marks
Question
What is crossing over? Name the enzyme responsible for it.
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Answer

  • Crossing over is defined as the phenomenon of exchange of equivalent segments between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis.
  • The enzyme involved is recombinase.

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