Can crossing over ever occur between the chromatids of one chromosome? If s

Subject: Can crossing over ever occur between the chromatids of one chromosome? If s

Date: Wed Jun 25 18:32:39 2008
Posted by Eva
Grade level: 10-12 School: North Sydney Girls High
City: Sydney State/Province: NSW Country: AUstralia
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 1214443959.Ge

Message:


I know that crossing over occurs between two pairs of chromosome, which 
provides genetic variation, but i wondered does it occur between the chromatids 
of one chromosome since if it does it serves no purpose as it does not create 
any genetic variation. I asked my teacher and he didn't know.

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