Question

Why is it important for homologous chromosomes to line up together in meiosis, but not mitosis?

Answer 1

A. In meiosis, daughter cells are diploid; in mitosis, they are haploid and need to line up to separate correctly.
B. In meiosis, daughter cells are diploid; in mitosis they are haploid and do not need to line up to separate correctly.
C. In mitosis, daughter cells are diploid; in meiosis, they are haploid and need to line up to separate correctly.
D. In mitosis, daughter cells are haploid; in meiosis, they are diploid and need to line up to separate correctly.

Answer 2

Want to say it's B, but I'm not positive .-.

Answer 3

umm...no..u might want to take a look at this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGVBAHAsjJM

Answer 4

Uh, they line up in both. It is relatively rare, but mitotic crossing over does occur.