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Meiosis: Making Gametes and Genetic Variation — Homework
Review the two divisions of meiosis and the three sources of variation before answering.
- 1.How many chromosomes are in a human gamete, and how many are in a typical human body cell?
- 2.Explain what separates during meiosis I, and what separates during meiosis II.
- 3.Name the three sources of genetic variation introduced by meiosis and sexual reproduction.
- 4.Explain in one or two sentences why mitosis produces two identical cells while meiosis produces four different cells.
- 5.Explain why full (non-twin) siblings are never genetically identical, referencing at least two of this week's three sources of variation.
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