Question
A student is studying the relationship between meiosis and Mendel's laws. To help the student study, they have an illustration that shows the steps that occur in meiosis I. What question could the student ask that could help them understand what stage of meiosis I is related to the law of segregation? A. During which phase is DNA copied? B. During which phase do nucleoli begin to break down? C. During which stage are identical genes copied by duplicating chromosomes? D. During which phase are members of homologous chromosome pairs separated?
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The question that the student could ask to help them understand what stage of meiosis I is related to the law of segregation is:
**D. During which phase are members of homologous chromosome pairs separated?**
This question is directly related to Mendel's law of segregation, which states that the two alleles for a trait segregate from each other during the formation of gametes. In meiosis I, during anaphase I, homologous chromosomes are pulled apart and segregated into different daughter cells, which aligns with Mendel's principle.
**D. During which phase are members of homologous chromosome pairs separated?**
This question is directly related to Mendel's law of segregation, which states that the two alleles for a trait segregate from each other during the formation of gametes. In meiosis I, during anaphase I, homologous chromosomes are pulled apart and segregated into different daughter cells, which aligns with Mendel's principle.