How are the process of mitosis and meiosis alike and different? (if drawing you with this question feel free). cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition caused by a recessive gene. if two parents who are both heterozygous for the gene that causes cystic fibrosis have children, what are the chances of those children having cystic fibrosis and why?

Hey there! Mitosis makes two daughter cells which are diploid cells, can also be used for schematic cells such as skin. Meiosis is for making sex cells such as sperm or eggs.

genetic variation can be caused by mutation (which can create entirely new alleles in a population), random mating, random fertilization, and recombination between homologous chromosomes during meiosis (which reshuffles alleles within an organism's offspring).