crossing over

1. 1.

   the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis

   Synonymscrossover

   Broaderorganic process

   Part ofdiplotene

Questions about crossing over

What does crossing over mean?

crossing over means "the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis".

What is another word for crossing over?

Close synonyms include crossover. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.