Recombination frequency shows? A. Shows the likelihood of gametes being carried over during crossover. B. Shows the likelihood of traits being carried over during crossover. C. Shows the likelihood of genes being carried over during meiosis. D. Shows the likelihood of traits being carried over during mitosis

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Recombination frequency shows? A. Shows the likelihood of gametes being carried over during crossover. B. Shows the likelihood of traits being carried over during crossover. C. Shows the likelihood of genes being carried over during meiosis. D. Shows the likelihood of traits being carried over during mitosis
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Recombination is a process by which pieces of DNA are broken and recombined to produce new combinations of alleles. This recombination process creates genetic diversity at the level of genes that reflects differences in the DNA sequences of diferent organisms.

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