Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Explain your answer

If a diploid organism has 16 chromosomes (and thus 8 pairs of homologous chromosomes), that organism can produce only 28 genetically different gametes.

What will be an ideal response?


Disagree. There are two distinct mechanisms for genetic variation in gametes. One method, the reassortment of chromosomes during meiosis, would result in a diploid organism with 16 chromosomes producing 28 genetically different gametes. However, a much greater number of genetically different gametes can be produced as a result of the recombination between chromosomes that occurs during every meiosis.

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