Independent assortment occurs when homologous chromosomes line up randomly at metaphase I, with their orientation towards the poles being random.
Independent assortment in meiosis occurs when homologous chromosomes line up randomly at the metaphase plate, orienting towards opposite poles without regard for each other's alignment.
| Original | orientation towards the opposing poles is random. This orientation occurs independently |
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| Title | Process of independent assortment: when homologous chromosomes line up in metaphase I, their |
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| Text1 | orientation towards the opposing poles is random. This orientation occurs ... |
| Text2 | orientation towards the opposing poles is random. This orientation occurs independently |
| Full | orientation towards the opposing poles is random. This orientation occurs independently |
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