Why doesn't independent assortment create genetic diversity among mitotic daughter cells?
A. Because non-identical daughter cells in mitosis are destroyed by apoptosis.
B. Because independent assortment doesn't happen in mitosis.
C. Because sister chromatids are genetically identical.
D. none of the above
2007-12-13 08:20:24 · 2 answers · asked by 1234567 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
B is the only answer that is really true, but it doesn't seem like much of an answer!
Independent assortment means that the way one pair of genes separates doesn't affect the way another pair separates. It really comes down to "the way one pair of homologous chromosomes separates doesn't affect the way another pair of homologous chromosomes separates". In mitosis, the homologous chromosomes do not separate from each other at all. Each daughter cell gets a chromatid from each chromosome.
2007-12-13 08:27:17 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B. Because independent assortment doesn't happen in mitosis.
Independent assortment occurs during anaphase of meiosis I.
2007-12-13 16:23:39 · answer #2 · answered by Shinya 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋