What Is Independent Assortment

question 26

Multiple Choice

What is independent assortment?

• A)Chromosomes can swap information during meiosis.
• B)Genes lie on chromosomes.
• C)During gamete formation,segregating pairs of unit factors assort independently of each other.
• D)Fertilization is random.
• E)During gamete formation,allele pairs are separated to form haploid gametes.

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