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Noun: crossing over  'kró-sing'ow-vu(r)
  1. The interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
    - crossover

Derived forms: crossing overs

Type of: biological process, organic process

Part of: diplotene

Encyclopedia: Crossing over, genetic

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