The random distribution of homologous chromosomes during meiosis
is called independent assortment
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Meiosis 1 is the process of separating chromosomes (independent
assortment). Independent assortment is the random assortment of
chromosomes. So without meiosis, there would be no way to separate
the chromosomes randomly. Hope that helps(:
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Mendel's second law - The Law of Independent Assortment.