Crossing over occurs in mitosis.

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False
Crossing over:
It is a process where parental chromosomes line together and exchange some fragments with each other.
It occurs during prophase 1 of meiosis, or reductional division.
Final answer: Crossing over occurs in meiosis.

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Crossing over occurs during

Column I	Column II
i) Mitosis	a. Two Diploid daughter cells are formed.
ii) Meiosis	b. Four Haploid daughter cells are formed.
	c. The number of chromosomes remains the same.
	d. Bivalents are formed and crossing over is seen.
	e. Division process occurs twice.
	f. Division process occurs only once.

Assertion: Mitosis maintains the genetic similarity of somatic cells.
Reason: Chromosomes do not undergo crossing over during mitosis.

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