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6 marksCell Division and Variation

CAPE Biology Unit 1 · 2004 · Paper 2 · Question 7(b)

Meiosis has evolved as a process essential to increasing genetic variation.

Describe THREE ways in which such variation is made possible during meiosis.

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  1. 7(a)Using annotated diagrams only, give an account of the process of meiosis, from Prophase I to Telophase I.[10 marks]
  2. 7(c)What type of division is used in asexual reproduction? State TWO advantages and TWO disadvantages of the role of this method of cell division in vegetative…[4 marks]

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