Synapsis and crossing-over mechanisms increase genetic diversity by recombining combinations of gene alleles on a…

Genetic drift is the change in allele frequencies of a population due to random chance…

A mutation is a change that occurs in a DNA sequence, either due to mistakes…

Alleles segregate randomly in gametes introducing genetic variation in a variety of ways. This contributes…

Mitosis and meiosis share some similarities but also some significant differences, chiefly that mitosis produces…

Meiosis is the nuclear division of diploid cells into haploid cells, which is a necessary…