Biology 9700 · 16 Inheritance
16.1 Passage of information from parents to offspring
Explain meiosis and its role in reducing chromosome number and generating genetic variation through crossing over and independent assortment.
- Questions
- 82
- Years
- 2002–2026
- Multiple choice
- 9
- Written answer
- 73
- Average marks
- 10.5
Where this subtopic appears
- Paper 4variants 04, 41, 42, 4364
- Paper 1variants 01, 11, 12, 139
- Paper 5variants 51, 52, 534
- Paper 6variants 064
- Paper 2variants 211
Questions by year
| Year | Feb/March | May/June | Oct/Nov | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 2 | – | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 2022 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | – | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 2018 | – | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2017 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | – | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 2010 | – | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2009 | – | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | – | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2003 | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| 2002 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
