The diagram below shows a phenomenon which occurs during cell division. (a) Name the parts labelled X and Y. (b) State the biological importance of the...

      

The diagram below shows a phenomenon which occurs during cell division.
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(a) Name the parts labelled X and Y.
(b) State the biological importance of the parts labelled X and Y.

  

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sharon
(a) X - centromere
Y - Chiasmata
(b) X - It joins / hold sister chromatids together/
It is a point of attachment for the spindle fibres ;
Y - (Non-sister chromatids) crossover and exchange genes ; (leading to genetic variationor recombination ;)
sharon kalunda answered the question on May 24, 2019 at 10:01


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