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Biology Question on Principles of Inheritance and Variation

Crossing over is the exchange of genetic material between

A

non-sister chromatids of the homologous chromosomes

B

sister chromatids of the homologous chromosome

C

chromatids of non-homologous chromosomes

D

the genes those are completely linked

Answer

non-sister chromatids of the homologous chromosomes

Explanation

Solution

Crossing over is a process that produces new combination of genes by interchanging of segments between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes. It occurs between homologous chromosomes at four standard stage during pachytene of prophase-I of meiosis-I.