Question

Long pericentric inversions generally don’t act as cross over suppressors. Why?

a.

Long stretches of DNA recombination not recognized

b.

Mechanism is different for short and long inversions

c.

Two events of crossing over take place

d.

Cross over product in this is viable

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Answer: (c).Two events of crossing over take place

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