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crossover
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crossover
[kros′ovər]
Etymology: L, crux + AS, ofer
the result of the recombination of genes on homologous pairs of chromosomes during meiosis. See also crossing over.

crossover
an exchange of material between two homologous chromosomes.

crossover
noun Clinical trials The switching of a Pt from one arm–eg therapeutic or placebo of a clinical trial to another; crossing-over of Pts may be either part of the original study protocol-crossover study or a decision motivated by ethics, as a Pt might be deteriorating in the less effective arm


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I'm proud of my band because we attract people from all types of underground genres, and I don't use the term cross-over loosely.
Classes B will not receive any principal until the senior and classes M principal has been reduced to zero or the cross-over date and principal distribution tests have been met.
Class B-1 will not receive any principal until the senior and class M principal has been reduced to zero or the cross-over date and principal distribution tests have been met.
 
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