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Sexual Reproduction. ... Organisms that reproduce sexually by joining gametes, a process known as fertilization, must have a mechanism to produce haploid gametes. This mechanism is meiosis, a type of cell division that halves the number of chromosomes. Meiosis occurs only in gamete producing cells within the gonads.
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Answer: The West coast region has the fewest thunderstorms per year
Explanation: Oregon, Washington, California, Alaska and Hawaii are all examples of states in the west coast region of the United States.
The west coast region having the fewest thunderstorms is due to two main factors which are; coldness of the pacific ocean and the dryness of air in the region (Low humidity). These two conditions doesn't give room for the formation of any thunderstorm activity.
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a. There are different possible ways that homologous pairs might line up
c. Different alignments of homologous pairs will cause different combinations of alleles in gametes.
Explanation:
The law of independent assortment, proposed by Mendel, states that the alleles of one gene segregate into gametes independently of the alleles of another gene. This means that the segregation of one gene does not affect another. This law of independent assortment is evident during gamete formation in sexually-reproducing organisms know as meiosis. Specifically, in the Metaphase 1 stage of meiosis 1, homologous chromosomes (similar but non-identical chromosomes received from each parent) lines up at the metaphase plate (cell equator).
The lining up of chromosomes in this stage occurs randomly making it possible for chromosomes to align in different possible ways. The way/manner the chromosomes align at the equator determines which chromosome combination gets separated into which gamete. The homologous chromosomes are randomly distributed at the cell's equator before segregates into gametes. This random orientation enables the alleles of each gene on a chromosome to combine in different random ways, hence, allowing genetic diversity in the resulting gametes (sperm and egg) they get segregated into.
