meiosis topic 4

Question 1

meiosis vs mitosis

Answer 1

meiosis involves two nuclear divisions
mitosis involves one
meiosis produces haploids
mitosis produces diploids
meiosis introduced genetic variation mitosis introduces identical daughter cells genetically

Question 2

crossing over meiosis

Answer 2

chromatids can twist around each other too much to the point parts break off and the rejoin other chromatids in meiosis one whne the homologus chromosomes line up at opposite sides at equator

Question 3

independent segregation

Answer 3

in meiosis one, the homologus pairs line up at opposite sides of the equator.
which side the paternal and maternal chromsomes are on is random