Mr. W's Meiosis Song Chorus

Mr. W teaches (in a country-themed song!) how meiosis works.
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📒 Meiosis Outline📒
1. The function of meiosis in sexually reproducing organisms (passing on genes, generating variation)
2. The difference between haploid and diploid cells, and between germ cells, gametes, and somatic cells.
3. The three key parts of meiosis (DNA/chromosome duplication, separation of homologous pairs during meiosis 1, separation of sister chromatids during meiosis 2.
4. The meaning of the term “homologous.”
5. How meiosis generates diversity through independent assortment
6. How meiosis generates diversity through synapsis, crossing over, and genetic recombination.
7. What happens during each step of meiosis.