Chapter 16, Problem 6QC

Summary Introduction

To explain:

The reason for the possibility that there are multiple different alleles in a population and yet any individual can have only two alleles.

Introduction:

Meiosis is a type of cell division that results in the creation of four haploid daughter cells in which chromosome number is reduced by half. These daughter cells are genetically distinct same as gamete formation. Mendel explained the Law or principle of independent assortment, which is stated as the alleles present on different chromosomes will be distributed randomly to individual gametes.