9.3 - Meiosis

Question 1

Process of meiosis diagram

Answer 1

Question 2

What is crossing over?

Answer 2

the process in which a chromatid breaks during meiosis and rejoins to the chromatid of its homologous chromosome so that its alleles are exchanged

Question 3

What is independent assortment?

Answer 3

1. the alleles of two or more different genes get sorted into gametes independently of one another
2. the allele a gamete received for one gene dosn’t influence the allele received for another gene
   * homologous chromosomes line up in random orientations at the middle of the cell at metaphase as they separate - can produce different combinations of chromosomes in daughter cells

Question 4

What does meiosis produce? Why is this the case?

Answer 4

daughter cells which are genetically different from each other to the parent cell
* this is due to indpendent assortment and crossing over