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  1. In biology, a process that occurs during
  2. meiosis. While the chromosomes are lying
  3. alongside each other in pairs, each partner
  4. may twist around the other and exchange
  5. corresponding chromosomal segments. It is a
  6. form of genetic recombination, which
  7. increases variation and thus provides the raw
  8. material of evolution.
  9.