Purpose
Now that you’ve learned about mitotic and meiotic cell division, you
understand that the process of mitosis results in cells that are
identical to the parent cell whereas in meiosis, the daughter cells that
are produced are genetically different from the parent cell. Meiosis
introduces variation into populations of sexually reproducing organisms
while mitosis produces cells for growth and cell specialization. In this
post you will demonstrate understanding of how meiosis contributes to
genetic variability and why this variability is important.
Task
This week’s discussion involves 1 part. Be sure to respond completely to the prompt in your post.
Explain how you would children look if humans would reproduce through mitosis
instead of using meiosis? Would there be any pitfalls in a population of
humans if mitosis were the primary method for reproduction? Please
remember to add a question to engage your classmates in the discussion.
NOTE: In order to create discussion “threads” or a continual
discussion among groups of students, be sure to add a question at the
end of each post. Please remember reply to at least 2 peers.
Grading Criteria
Your understanding of the role of meiosis in creating genetic variation during sexual reproduction.
Your peer responses are substantive and thoughtful and advance the
discussion by introducing new insights or perspectives, and/or
significantly deepening or broadening the conversation with questions.
Your use of language: your writing should be clear, well-organized, and free from spelling and grammar errors.
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