Consequences thumb|right |upright=1.15|The difference between gene conversion and chromosomal crossover. In most eukaryotes, a cell carries two versions of each gene, each referred to as an allele. Each parent passes on one allele to each offspring. An individual gamete inherits a complete haploid complement of alleles on chromosomes that are independently selected from each pair of chromatids lined up on the metaphase plate. Without recombination, all alleles for those genes linked together on the same chromosome would be inherited together. Meiotic recombination allows a more independent segregation between the two alleles that occupy the positions of single genes, as recombination shuffles the allele content between homologous chromosomes.
consequences thumb|right |upright=115|the difference between gene conversion and chromosomal crossover in most eukaryotes a cell carries two versions of each gene each referred to as an allele each parent passes on one allele to each offspring an individual gamete inherits a complete haploid complement of alleles on chromosomes that are independently selected from each pair of chromatids lined up on the metaphase plate without recombination all alleles for those genes linked together on the same chromosome would be inherited together meiotic recombination allows a more independent segregation between the two alleles that occupy the positions of single genes as recombination shuffles the allele content between homologous chromosomes