The Cell Cycle and Inheritance · Genetics & Heredity

Meiosis and Sexual Reproduction

Investigating how meiosis generates genetic diversity through recombination and independent assortment.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the shuffling of maternal and paternal chromosomes contribute to the survival of a species?
  2. 2What are the chromosomal consequences of non disjunction during gamete formation?
  3. 3Why is sexual reproduction favored over asexual reproduction in changing environments?

MOE Syllabus Outcomes

MOE: Cell Division - JC1MOE: Genetic Basis of Variation - JC1
Level: JC 1
Subject: Biology
Unit: The Cell Cycle and Inheritance
Period: Genetics & Heredity

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