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Meiosis Quiz
Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Be sure you have fully answered
each question. Each question is worth 2 points.
1. What is Meiosis?

2. What is a diploid number and what is a haploid number?

3. What is crossing-over and how does it contribute to genetic variation?

4. What is independent assortment and how does it contribute to

genetic variation?

5. What is random fertilization and how does it contribute to genetic

variation?

6. List at least 2 things meiosis has in common with mitosis and 2 differences between the
two processes.