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Short Answer What three processes increase genetic variation?
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This occurs during meiosis when parts of a chromosome get interchanged with the homologous pair. This process can be represented as: \[ \text{{Crossing over: }} AaBb \xrightarrow{{\text{{crossing over}}}} AbBa \] Show more…
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