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Agriculture · Q229

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 229

Q229

Crossing over occurs between

A.
Sister chromatids
B.
Non-sister chromatids
Answer
C.
Centromeres
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Crossing over occurs between Non-sister chromatids.
Crossing over is a cellular process that happens during meiosis when chromosomes of the same type are lined up.
When two chromosomes, one from the mother and one from the father line up, parts of the chromosome can be switched.