Gametes May Carry Different Combinations of Alleles Because Of

question 80

Multiple Choice

Gametes may carry different combinations of alleles because of:

• A)Random fertilization
• B)Random fertilization and crossing over
• C)Random alignment of chromosomes
• D)Crossing over and random alignment of chromosomes
• E)Random fertilization and alignment of chromosomes

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