Refer to the drawings in Figure 13.2 of a single pair of homologous chromosomes as they might appear during various stages of either mitosis or meiosis, and answer the following questions.

-Independent assortment of chromosomes occurs.

Question

Refer to the drawings in Figure 13.2 of a single pair of homologous chromosomes as they might appear during various stages of either mitosis or meiosis, and answer the following questions.
 
-Independent assortment of chromosomes occurs.

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Independent assortment of chromosomes occurs during meiosis I only. This is because homologous chromosomes pair up and separate during meiosis I, which shuffles the genetic material and leads to the random assortment of chromosomes in the resulting gametes. In mitosis, homologous chromosomes do not pair up and separate, and therefore there is no independent assortment. In meiosis II, sister chromatids separate, but this does not lead to independent assortment of chromosomes because the two sister chromatids are identical copies of each other.

Refer to the Drawings in Figure 13