Answer to Question #182309 in Genetics for John

Question

Indicate clearly where the opportunities arise in meiosis for genetic variation and outline and illustrate briefly how this happens.

Answer 1

It's as a result of recombination and independent assortment in meiosis, each gamete contains a different set of DNA.A gamete will end up with 23 chromosomes after meiosis, but independent assortment means that each gamete will have 1 of many different combinations of chromosomes.