Which Best Describes the Process of Independent Assortment

question 43

Multiple Choice

Which best describes the process of independent assortment?

• A)The way one pair of homologues lines up along the metaphase plate does not affect how any other pair lines up.
• B)Segregation of chromosomes during meiosis I is independent of their segregation during meiosis II.
• C)During synapsis, chromosomes pair up at random.
• D)Crossing over along one pair of chromosomes is independent of crossing over along the other pairs.

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