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Genetic Diversity in Mitosis

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What is one way that genetic diversity can be introduced in mitosis?

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The one way that genetic diversity can be introduced in mitosis is examined.

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There are several methods of diversifying that come to mind. I'll give you a list of some, and you can decide if you discussed any of these in your class!

1. Inactivation of X chromosome: In human females with sex chromosomes XX (and also in rare males that are XXY), one of the X chromosomes is inactivated in each cell. This is called dosage compensation and makes sure that the genes that are on the X ...

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