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Author Question: Which of the following best describes the frequency of crossing over in mammals? (Read 866 times)

curlz

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on: Jun 18, 2013
Which of the following best describes the frequency of crossing over in mammals?
A) ~50 per chromosome pair
B) ~2 per meiotic cell
C) at least 1-2 per chromosome pair
D) ~1 per pair of sister chromatids
E) a very rare event among hundreds of cells


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2013
I'm pretty sure it's C. Good luck :D


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Reply #2 on: Jul 29, 2013
Great..that really helped.


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