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Why genetic material gets exchanged between chromosomes by crossing over during meiosis?
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Jill W
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During meiosis, paired chromosomes from each parent align so that similar DNA sequences from the chromosomes cross over one another. The crossing over causes a shuffling of genetic material, and is an important cause of the genetic variation seen among offspring.
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