Recombinant Chromosomes Have a Mix of Paternal and Maternal Alleles

question 20

Multiple Choice

Recombinant chromosomes have a mix of paternal and maternal alleles due to

• A) random fertilization.
• B) linkage.
• C) independent assortment.
• D) crossing over.
• E) mutation.

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