Crossing Over

question 43

Multiple Choice

Crossing over

• A) generally results in binary fission.
• B) involves nucleoli.
• C) involves breakages and exchanges being made between sister chromatids.
• D) alters the composition of chromosomes and results in new combinations of alleles being channeled into the daughter cells.
• E) is the same as disjunction.

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