Provide a detailed explanation of why meiosis is important in creating genetic variation in a population. Include details on how daughter cells receive genetic information and how they differ from parent cells.

The correct answer is - crossing over, mutations caused during crossing over, and independent assortment.

Explanation:

Meiosis is important as it helps that all organisms form via sexual reproduction contains the correct number of chromosomes in the offspring. Meiosis also produces genetic variation in various ways that are crossing over, mutations caused during crossing over, and independent assortment.

Independent assortment helps in getting half number of chromosomes. In meiosis, crossing over takes place in prophase 1 which results in recombination by an exchange in the arms of chromosomes.