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Crossing Over

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis

MWE

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
crossover
plural
Crossing Overs
possessive
Crossing Over's
pluralpossessive
Crossing Overs'