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chiasma (plural chiasmata) |
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A
cross-shaped structure commonly observed between nonsister chromatids
during meiosis; the site of crossing-over. X-shaped configuration
seen in tetrads during the latter stages of prophase 1 of meiosis.
They represent physical crossovers between DNA molecules. |
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