The sorting and recombination of genes during mitosis and fertilization result in a great variety of different gene combinations which drive the process of evolution.
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2006-11-08 07:14:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
There are two aspects of this statement that make it false. Sorting and recombination of genes occurs during meiosis. The second false statement concerns the driving of evolution. The recombination causes variation within a species. It does not drive evolution.
2006-11-08 09:52:14 · answer #1 · answered by biosciguy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The statement is false, because it uses the word mitosis.
If you replace the word mitosis with meiosis it becomes true.
Mutation creates new genes. So are the 'source' of variation.
Cross linking and gene sorting in meiosis cause new combinations of genes, thus increasing the amount of variation in population.
2006-11-08 15:33:00 · answer #2 · answered by Everyone loves monkey 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Mitosis gives a copy of the original ...you need meiosis for fertilization
2006-11-08 15:24:56 · answer #3 · answered by The Cheminator 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mitosis produces identical daughter cells (they'll all have the same characteristics).
If therez gonna be no difference in the DNA make-up, then therez no question of evolution..
2006-11-08 15:37:38 · answer #4 · answered by Think 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that "mitosis" should read "meosis". Look at the following site, it may be useful
2006-11-08 15:58:42 · answer #5 · answered by huggz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because fertilization is the egg & sperm meeting & bonding mitosis is the regeneration of cells
2006-11-08 15:17:31 · answer #6 · answered by party69_27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had thought mutations drove the process of evolution?
2006-11-08 15:16:40 · answer #7 · answered by amy02 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do your own homework, man!
2006-11-08 15:19:35 · answer #8 · answered by Michael E 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋