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Meiotic recombination hotspots
Im trying to find a proper and general file with chromosomal coordinates for meiotic recombination hotspots.
I know that ucsc hgtables, has a table with recombination regions and their recombination ...
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Does crossover happen between chromosomes from grandparents?
Rephrasing question: does crossover happen after sperm and egg meet each other, but before formed fetus starts to grow?
As I understand sperm and egg of human are haploid cells. That means this cells ...
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How does chromosome number get halved in meiosis I?
In meiosis 1, it is said that chromosome numbers become halved in the two daughter cells. For example, in a 2n human cell there are 46 chromosomes. During meiosis 1, the cell will undergo interphase ...
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When are a female's eggs created?
Since a human woman is born with a set number of eggs, and meiosis is the process by which sex cells are produced, would meiosis in a woman happen before she is born or soon after she was born?
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