IB Biology HL D3.2.16 Hl Segregation and Independent Assortment Questions

Explain how homologous chromosomes segregate alleles and how random bivalent orientation independently assort unlinked genes in IB Biology HL D3.2.16.

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Explain allele segregation as homologous chromosomes separate during meiosis I, producing one allele of each pair in each gamete.
Explain independent assortment of unlinked genes from the random orientation of bivalents at metaphase I.

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The micrograph shows a plant cell of Lilium grandiflorum during meiosis.

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Outline the law of independent assortment.

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