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Author: Audesirk, Teresa, Gerald, Byers, Bruce E.
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- explain how meiosis and sexual reproduction generate genetic variability in populations?
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- Which of the following are sources of genetic variation? Choose ALL that apply! Hint: Choose all that apply! mutations asexual reproduction crossing over during meiosis sexual reproductionarrow_forwardExplain how independent assortment of chromosomes, crossing over, and random fertilization contribute to genetic diversity in offspring during meiosisarrow_forwardState and explain the factors that produce genetic variation among populations.arrow_forward
- Describe one source of genetic variation in meiosis and explain, in your own words, how it increases genetic variation.arrow_forwardExplain how to arrive at the estimate that one human couple can produce over 70 trillion unique offspring.arrow_forwardexplain how sexual reproduction increases genetic diversity from one generation to the next. Specifically, describe how crossing over and random alignment in meiosis create genetic diversity. Then describe how fertilization increases genetic diversity.arrow_forward
- Differentiate continuous variation from discontinuous variation?arrow_forwardExplain how chromosome behavior during sexual reproduction in animals ensures perpetuation of parental traits in offspring and, at the same time, genetic variation among offspring.arrow_forwardDiscuss genetic variability and meiosis. Include information related to the main sources of genetic variability and address the evolutionary significance of this variation as it relates to populations of organisms. Also what are the 4 sources of genetic variationarrow_forward
- explain how chromosome behaviour during sexual reproduction in animals ensures perpetuation of parental traits in offspring and, at the same time, gentetic variation among offspring.arrow_forwardBy what three mechanisms does sexual reproduction increase genetic variability? How does this increase in genetic variability affect the evolution ofspecies?arrow_forwardIdentify the ways in which meiosis and fertilization together produce genetically diverse offspring.arrow_forward
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