Crossing over that results in genetic recombination in higher organisms occurs between:

Crossing over that results in genetic recombination in higher organisms occurs between:
  1. sister chromatids of a bivalent
  2. non-sister chromatids of a bivalent
  3. two daughter nuclei
  4. two different bivalents.

Solution

Crossing over is the exchange of chromosomal segments between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes during the production of gametes. It occurs during pachytene stage. (Ref. to Fig. 28.4)

Asked in: NEET 2004

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