Independent Assortment in Meiosis I — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptDuring Anaphase of meiosis I, the two chromosome pairs can align at the metaphase plate independently of each other. To understand this, compare the chromosomes of four different colour in the left and right columns. In the left column (Possibility I) orange and green is segregating together. But in the right hand column (Possibility II) the orange chromosome is segregating with the red chromosomes.
Arrange the following events that occur during meiosis to contribute to genetic variation and support Mendelian principles, in the correct chronological sequence, starting from the earliest event: A. Formation of tetrads by homologous chromosome pairing. B. Separation of homologous chromosomes during anaphase I. C. Random orientation of homologous chromosome pairs at the metaphase I plate. D. Segregation of sister chromatids to opposite poles during anaphase II. E. Formation of haploid gametes, each with one allele from each gene pair. F. Recombination between non-sister chromatids.
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