Law of Independent Assortment and Segregation

The variety of genes and alleles that exist in organisms

• independent assortment

• chromosomal abnormalities

• genetic diversity

• mutations

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

This law describes how each member of a homologous pair is pulled randomly to one side or another in anaphase I

• Law of Segregation

• Law of Independent Assortment

• Law of Gravity

• Law of Mathematical Order

This law describes how each homologous pair separates independently of any other pairs during Anaphase I of meiosis

• Law of Segregation

• Law of Independent Assortment

• Law of Gravity

• Law of Mathematical Order

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The exchange of pieces of chromatin between homologous chromosomes during Prophase I of meiosis is called

• independent assortment

• mutation

• crossing over

• random fertilization

Any change in the sequence of DNA is a

• recombination

• mutation

• chromatin

• independent assortment

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

Which process is shown in the image?

• crossing over

• independent assortment

• segregation

• mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What contributes to genetic variation?

• crossing over

• law of independent assortment

• law of segregation

• gene linkage

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

If results of recombination do NOT follow Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment, genes are likely to be - - - 

• shuffled during meiosis
• linked
• inherited
• on separate chromosomes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Which genes are most likely linked?

• genes 1 & 2
• genes 2 & 3
• genes 3 & 4
• genes 1 & 4

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1