Part A - Processes that contribute to genetic variation Meiosis guarantees that in a sexual life cycle, offspring will inherit one complete set of chromosomes (and their associated genes and traits) from each parent. The transmission of traits from parents to offspring is called heredity. Another important aspect of meiosis and the sexual life cycle is the role these processes play in contributing to genetic variation. Although offspring often resemble their parents, they are genetically different from both of their parents and from one another. The degree of variation may be tremendous. Which processes lead to genetic variation in sexually reproducing organisms
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Independent assortment of chromosomes: During meiosis I, homologous chromosomes are randomly distributed to daughter cells, and different chromosomes segregate independently of each other. This leads to a large number of possible combinations of maternal and Show more…
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