AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Meiosis is important for creating genomic diversity in a species. It accomplishes this primarily through 2 processes: independent assortment and crossing over (recombination).

Detailed explanation-2: -Meiosis also produces genetic variation by way of the process of recombination. Later, this variation is increased even further when two gametes unite during fertilization, thereby creating offspring with unique combinations of DNA.

Detailed explanation-3: -The second round of cell division is meiosis II, in which the goal is to separate sister chromatids.

Detailed explanation-4: -Crossing Over During prophase of meiosis I, the double-chromatid homologous pairs of chromosomes cross over with each other and often exchange chromosome segments. This recombination creates genetic diversity by allowing genes from each parent to intermix, resulting in chromosomes with a different genetic complement.

Detailed explanation-5: -Meiosis generates genetic diversity through a process called crossing over which allows new combinations of variations to appear in the gene pool. Homozygous chromosomes come side by side and they exchange genetic material during the prophase of meiosis I.