Which of the Following Best Describes How an Individual with Genotype

question 37

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how an individual with genotype AaBbCCDdEE can make gametes with eight different genotypes.

• A) mutations during meiosis form new alleles that are incorporated into the gametes
• B) crossing over during prophase I leads to increased genetic diversity
• C) the inheritance of a particular copy of one chromosome does not affect the inheritance of a different chromosome
• D) dominant alleles tend to be inherited together

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