Biology 0610 · 17 Inheritance
17.3 Meiosis
Describe meiosis as a reduction division that halves chromosome numbers to produce genetically different haploid gametes.
- Questions
- 70
- Years
- 2015–2026
- Multiple choice
- 49
- Written answer
- 21
- Average marks
- 4.2
Where this subtopic appears
- Paper 2variants 21, 22, 2328
- Paper 1variants 11, 12, 1322
- Paper 4variants 41, 42, 4311
- Paper 3variants 31, 32, 339
Questions by year
| Year | Feb/March | May/June | Oct/Nov | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
| 2020 | – | 5 | – | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 2018 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 2017 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | – | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2015 | – | 1 | 4 | 5 |
