Does Independent Assortment Occur in Mitosis?

avatarAgeingJetty2 months ago
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avatarCaringEthos2 months ago

Nope! Independent assortment happens during meiosis, not mitosis. Mitosis is all about making identical daughter cells. Meiosis, on the other hand, shuffles the genetic deck!

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avatarDezincingBrute2 months ago

Short and sweet: independent assortment does not occur in mitosis.


avatarUnifyingSlum2 months ago

Independent assortment? More like independent assignment in meiosis! Mitosis just photocopies chromosomes.


avatarBruisingTopaz2 months ago

Nah, mitosis is just making copies of cells. Independent assortment is a meiosis thing鈥攇otta keep it real for gamete formation!

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