Crossing over at chiasmata exchanges DNA between non-sister chromatids. Random orientation of bivalents and fertilization also create new allele combinations.
Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Biology HL
Level
HL
Exam points
Describe how crossing over at chiasmata exchanges DNA between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes.
Explain how crossing over, random bivalent orientation and fertilization create new allele combinations.
Hemophilia is a sex-linked disease that affected some members of royal families in Europe during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Question (a)
(a)
The diagram shows the structure of two chromosomes after the first division of meiosis, assuming that there was no crossing over or chiasmata formation.
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Question (i)
(i)
Draw the same chromosomes to show their structure at the same stage of meiosis if there had been one chiasma between two gene loci.
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All four upper arms with one A and both chromosomes with one B and one b on the lower arms.
official chromosome answer
Question (ii)
(ii)
State the stage of meiosis where chiasmata formation may occur.