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Date May 2016 Marks available 1 Reference code 16M.1.HL.TZ0.19
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Deduce Question number 19 Adapted from N/A

Question

In which situation are alleles exchanged?

A. During the separation of sister chromatids
B. In the transmission of linked genes
C. During fertilization when sperm and egg chromosomes pair up
D. When chiasmata are formed between non-sister chromatids

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

These were all very good discriminators.

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level » Topic 10: Genetics and evolution » 10.1 Meiosis
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