The Process of Independent Assortment Refers To

question 3

Multiple Choice

The process of independent assortment refers to:

• A)the random meeting of an egg and sperm
• B)the orientation of homologous chromosomes at metaphase I
• C)the orientation of chromosomes at metaphase II
• D)the random choice of which cell in germ-line tissue will begin meiosis
• E)whether sexual or asexual reproduction will occur

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