Manus (anatomy) The manus (Latin for hand) is the zoological term for the distal portion of the fore limb of an animal. In tetrapods, it is the part of the pentadactyl limb that includes the metacarpals and digits (phalanges). During evolution, it has taken many forms and served a variety of functions.
A cross between parents that differ in one trait is called monohybrid cross.
Main Difference â Recombination vs Crossing Over. Recombination and crossing over are two correlating processes, which lead to genetic variations among the offspring. Both events occur during the prophase 1 of meiosis 1 in eukaryotes.