What are the two roles of crossing over in meiosis?

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The two roles are (1) to create the physical link between homologous chromosomes essential for proper chromosomal segregation, and (2) to generate genetic diversity in the population because, following recombination and segregation, sister chromatids are no longer identical.

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Based on diversity, life is divided into Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya. These groupings are called

A. kingdoms B. domains C. species D. class

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In the United States, about 75% of children 7 years old and older have antibodies to astroviruses

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