How do we know if Nondisjunction occurs in meiosis one or two?

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Problem 4RQ: What is independent assortment? Does independent assortment occur during mitosis or during meiosis?
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How do we know if Nondisjunction occurs in meiosis one or two?

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Meiosis is a type of cell division which generally occurs in germ cells or reproductive cells.  Meiosis is called reduction division because the chromosome number become halved in comparison to the parent cells during this process.

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