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Do all the gametes formed from a parent organism have the same genetic composition (identical DNA copies of th parental genome)? Analyse the situation with the background of gametogenesis and provide or give suitable explanation.

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The gametes of a parent do not bear similar genetic composition . This is due to process of crossing over which occurs in dipliotene satge of meiosis - I .
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