Question

Meiosis allows for the reshuffling of maternally and paternally-inherited alleles between different genes, thus allowing for high genetic diversity in gamete genotypes, and thus offspring produced. Which of the following correctly relates a mechanism of reshuffling alleles of different genes with respect to each other with the location of genes on chromosomes? recombination reshuffles alleles of two genes that lie on the different chromosome types, whereas independent assortment reshuffles alleles of two genes that lie on the same chromosome type. recombination reshuffles alleles of two genes that lie on the same chromosome type, whereas independent assortment reshuffles alleles of two genes that lie on different chromosome types.

Answer 1

Recombination reshuffles alleles of two genes that lie on the same chromosome type, whereas independent assortment reshuffles alleles of two genes that lie on different chromosome types.

Explanation:

Alleles are two forms of same gene, they are located on the same loci of the homologous pair.

Recombination occurs when alleles from two homologous chromosomes get reshuffled during crossing over in meiosis.

Independent assortment refers to the tendency of alleles to be inherited independently from one generation to other.