HyperDic: crossing_over

English > 1 sense of the expression crossing over:
NOUNprocesscrossing over, crossoverthe interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
English > crossing over: 1 sense > noun 1, process
MeaningThe interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis.
Synonymcrossover
Part ofdiploteneThe fourth stage / stage of the prophase of meiosis
Broaderorganic process, biological processA process occurring in living organisms
Spanishsobrecruzamiento
Catalantraspàs

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