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Crossing-Over (Meiosis) — Definition & Overview

By Gabi Slizewska
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Chromosome four and chromosome twenty are very different in size, genetic content, and function. However, they swap parts during this mutation, much in the same way as recombination.

Image source: By National Human Genome Research Institute CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Translocation is a type of chromosomal mutation where parts of chromosomes are swapped, as pictured above. How is this mutation different from crossing over?

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