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All of the following are
sources of genetic variety except
D.
synapsis


Which of these is not
a unique feature of meiosis?





Diploid
daughter cells

The arrangement of the
chromosomes in metaphase I of meiosis is not important as long as homologues
pair.




A.


TRUE




The random orientation of different
pairs of homologous chromosomes on the metaphase plate is responsible for
__________.

Independent assortment
The process of independent
assortment
refers to:

the orientation of
homologous chromosomes at metaphase I




Which scientist is credited with proposing in 1887 that an egg
and a sperm fuse to form a zygote?


























E.


van
Beneden


100%




The alignment of homologous
chromosomes with the exchange of genetic information between them is known as:






















C.


crossing
over




During which stage of
meiosis does crossing over occur?






















A.


Prophase
I


100%




Bacteria reproduce by
meiosis.
FALSE
Independent assortment of
homologous chromosomes occurs at:
Metaphase I
In plants like the fern,
haploid cells produced by meiosis divide by _________, forming a multicellular
haploid phase
Mitosis
In animals, asexual
reproduction can involve the budding off of cells which grow by mitosis into a
new individual.
TRUE




When does separation of homologous chromosomes occur?







Anaphase I
Some organisms are able to
reproduce both sexually and asexually
TRUE
In humans, how many
different kinds of gametes can be produced due to independent assortment only?
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