Skip to main content

SAGE Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Concept information

Preferred term

crossing over  

Definition

  • Crossing over is the reciprocal exchange of segments of DNA between chromatids of homologous chromosomes. Sometimes referred to as recombination, crossing over is a characteristic of prophase in the first meiotic division. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Health; Crossing Over]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-XZC7P5TV-5

Download this concept: