the pattern or arrangement of chiasmata (crossing points of chromosomes) in a particular organism or genetic study.
From chiasma + type (from Greek typos, 'pattern' or 'mark'), referring to the characteristic pattern of chromosome crossings.
Different species have different chiasmatypes—fruit flies and humans show different patterns of genetic crossing, which is one way scientists trace how evolution shaped our genomes!
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