Chromosomes, Meiosis & Sexual Reproduction

Question 1

What is asexual reproduction

Answer 1

Asexual reproduction involves a single individual parent that produces identical offspring with a complete and identical genome

Question 2

What is sexual reproduction

Answer 2

Sexual reproduction only occurs in eukaryotes and involves the combination of genes from two parents

Question 3

What is Mitosis

Answer 3

Mitosis makes skin cells = 2 new diploid daughter cells

Question 4

What is Meiosis

Answer 4

Meisosis is the cell division of sex cells

2 rounds of meiosis

Question 5

Why does genetic variation occur in sexual reproduction

Answer 5

Via independent assortment and crossing over