What Is the Physical Basis for the Independent Assortment Observation

question 73

Multiple Choice

What is the physical basis for the independent assortment observation that Mendel made?

• A)Male and female gametes are produced in separate organs in separate individuals.
• B)Sister chromatids do not separate until meiosis II.
• C)There are two chromosome divisions in meiosis.
• D)Homologous chromosomes are randomly aligned and separated during meiosis.
• E)Recombination (crossing over)occurs in meiosis.

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