Pt1420 Unit 6 Lab

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Question: Relate Cause and Effect: How does crossing-over increase variation in genes?
Answer: Crossing over increases variation in genes because by crossing over new mixture of genes are being created from the parents.
Question: Use Models: Suppose no crossing-over takes place. Use Step 5 to explain why meiosis will still increase genetic variation.
Answer: If there is no crossing over, you would think that you would not have genetic variation. However, the haploids contain a bit of genetic data, therefore there would still be genetic variation increased.
Question: What would happen to the possible variation in gametes if the number of chromosome pairs increased from two to three? What if the number increased again from three to four?
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