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Question
What is the importance of chiasma formation?
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Solution
Chiasma is the region where crossing-over takes place. By the formation of the chiasma, the exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids of the homologous chromosomes is accomplished. So, chiasma is the means of bringing about recombination of characters and thus variations in multicellular organisms
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