Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization
Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization
Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization
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<strong>Meiosis</strong> Creates Genetic Diversity<br />
• Autosomes<br />
– common to all members of the species<br />
• Sex chromosomes<br />
– differently distributed according to the sex of the individual<br />
• homologous chromosomes, or homologs<br />
– two copies of each autosome, one from the mother <strong>and</strong> one from the<br />
father<br />
– physically pairing <strong>and</strong> undergoing genetic recombination
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