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Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization

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Crossing-Over Enhances Genetic Reassortment<br />

• Chromosomal crossing-over<br />

– DNA segments of homologous<br />

chromosomes are exchanged<br />

• On average, between two <strong>and</strong> three<br />

crossovers occur between each pair of<br />

human homologs.

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