In meiosis I, the arrangement of any homologous chromosome along the center plane ( forgot the name for this) is independent of the arrangement of the other homologous chromosomes. There is thus equal probability for the chromosome to be in either of the two daughter cells after meiosis I. This is observed in meiosis 2 metaphase as well where the arrangement of each Sister chromatid about the ‘center plane’ is independent of each other. This independence observed during metaphase of meiosis I and meiosis II allows for chromatids to be in either gamete formed in equal probability, not affecting by other chromatids thus inheritance of one trait is not affected by the inheritance of another trait.
It will help understand how that animal works as a whole. A genome is an organisms complete set of genetic information. It pretty much shows up how this animal will live, and how to maintain life. It also has instructions for how to reproduce and the hereditary instructions for everything about that animal.
The first one seems like the correct answer.