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How would the human population be different if crossing over did not happer during meiosis?

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Answer: Without crossing over, each chromosome would be either maternal or paternal, greatly reducing the number of possible genetic combinations.

Explanation: It would greatly reduce the amount of genetic variation between related individuals and within a species. -socrative

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Answer:

Without crossing over, each chromosome would be either maternal or paternal, greatly reducing the number of possible genetic combinations, which would greatly reduce the amount of genetic variation between related individuals and within a species

Step-by-step explanation:

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