BIO 311D - EXAM 1 REVIEW
BIO 311D - EXAM 1 REVIEW. QUESTIONS 1. Compare and contrast mitosis and meiosis in terms of cell activities and chromosome number in daughter cells. a. Mitosis: 2n, two daughter cells b. Meiosis: n, four daughter cells 2. Describe how genetic variation among individuals is generated by meiotic independent assortment and recombination. Be able to label and follow alleles on chromosomes. a. Independent assortment: each pair of alleles separate from each other during gamete formation (metaphase I) b. Recombination (crossing over): combines DNA from two parents to form different arrangements (prophase I, metaphase II)
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