What Are Temporal and Spatial Summation

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What are temporal and spatial summation?

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Definitions:

Crossing Over

A process during meiosis in which homologous chromosomes exchange portions of their chromatids, leading to genetic variation.

Cleavage Furrow

A constricted region of the cytoplasm that forms and progressively deepens during cytokinesis of animal cells, thereby separating the two daughter cells.

Crossing-over

The process of exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis, leading to genetic variation.

Prophase I

The first stage of meiosis I where chromosomes condense, homologous chromosomes pair up, and crossing over occurs.