GO biological process ontology term - GO:0007131 - reciprocal meiotic recombination
Term summary
- ID
- GO:0007131
- Name
- reciprocal meiotic recombination
- Ontology or CV name
- GO biological process
- Definition
- The cell cycle process in which double strand breaks are formed and repaired through a single or double Holliday junction intermediate. This results in the equal exchange of genetic material between non-sister chromatids in a pair of homologous chromosomes. These reciprocal recombinant products ensure the proper segregation of homologous chromosomes during meiosis I and create genetic diversity.