Independent Assortment
Independent assortment
The largely independent orientation and segregation of different homologous chromosome pairs during meiosis I.
Overview
EXPLORE BY LEVELEach A DNA molecule packaged with proteins. After replication, one chromosome contains two sister chromatids until they separate. pair lines up in a way that is independent of most other pairs. This mixes which A DNA molecule packaged with proteins. After replication, one chromosome contains two sister chromatids until they separate. copies end up together in a reproductive cell.
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Research Claims
Independent assortment is a useful model for unlinked loci; linkage, crossover distribution, segregation distortion, and other mechanisms alter expected inheritance patterns.