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crossover fixation

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 Definition: The addition of extra copies of segments of DNA on the same strand by unequal crossing over during meiosis. An explanation for the existence of satellite DNA, which are highly-repeated, non-transcribed sequences of DNA with no clear function. An alternative explanation to saltatory replication.
 

 

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