What is the smallest part of the DNA that takes part in crossing-over called?
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Crossing-over occurs in Prophase I of meiosis.
During crossing-over, homologous chromosomes line up along their length, intersect a section of their chromatids, and exchange corresponding parts of that chromatid with each other. So in the end, one of the homologous chromosomes has a segment of the
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