Biology (11th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 1259188132
ISBN 13: 978-1-25918-813-8

Chapter 11 - Sexual Reproduction and Meiosis - Review Questions - Apply - Page 220: 6

Answer

A.

Work Step by Step

A. recombination is a means of DNA repair as well as for generating new genetic combinations during meiosis. B. and D. just mention DNA attachment proteins, which are not involved in recombining DNA molecules, so those choices are wrong, and C. is incorrect because repair happens at many times, not just during meiosis.
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