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crossing-over definition

crossing-over (-ō′vər)

noun

an exchange of equivalent genetic material between homologous chromatids during meiosis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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