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Subject: Whydoesn't crossingoveroccurin themale germcells ofDrosophila melanogaster?

Date: Fri May 5 01:06:42 2000
Posted by merve
Grade level: 10-12 School: Robert College
City: Istanbul State/Province: No state entered. Country: TURKEY
Area of science: Genetics
ID: 957506802.Ge
Message:

I am doing a term homework project on the lack of meiotic recombination in 
Drosophila. I did some crosses too test it.I know that crossin over does 
not occur in males.
Why?
It occurs in females but why not in males?


 


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