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Table 2 Number of meiosis and crossover, and genome-wide recombination rate by breed and sex

From: Characterization of recombination features and the genetic basis in multiple cattle breeds

Breed

Crossover

Meiosis

Recombination Rate

Male

Female

Male

Female

Male

Female

Jersey

> 2.3 M

> 0.7 M

108,163

37,008

23.7

22.2

Brown Swiss

328,653

9804

13,556

436

24.2

22.5

Ayrshire

40,161

11,821

1620

526

24.8

22.5