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Meiosis - Coggle Diagram
Meiosis
Punnet Square
Used to determine inheritance (chances of inheriting certain traits)
A genotype is inherited from the parents
A phenotype is the physical appearance of a trait
Inheritance
Dominant traits
AA or Aa
Recessive traits
aa
Creation of sex cells
Meiosis 1
Splits cell into two 46 chromosome cells
These cells are diploid
Meiosis 2
splits the two 46 chromosome cells into four 23 chromosome cells
These cells are haploid
Genetic variation
Crossing over
When chromosomes exchange genetic information in between each other in Prophase 1
Independent Assortment - When chromosomes are randomly sorted into sex cells for increased diversity