Meiosis and mitosis are both very important processes for cells. In an evolution

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Meiosis and mitosis are both very important processes for cells. In an evolution class, the professor states that new species arrive from mitotic malfunctions. Which of the following supports his statement. Mutations must cause changes that are passed onto their progeny.. hence the professor is correct The professor is not correct since mitosis does not involve the transmission of genotypes to the next generation. Meiosis results in haploid germ ceils which are the basis of mutations since haploid cell alter chromosomes Meiosis occurs in germ ceils and mitosis in the somatic cells

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2. The professor is not correct since mitosis does not involve the transmission of genotypes to the next generation.

It is a well known fact that mitosis takes place in the somatic cells and meiosis in the germ cells. For a mutation to pass on to the progeny and help in evolution, it should be present in the germ cells. Mitosis will cause changes in the somatic cells which are not going to be inherited in the next generation.

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