Sources of Genetic Variation in a Sexually Reproducing Population Include(s)

question 31

Multiple Choice

Sources of genetic variation in a sexually reproducing population include(s) which of the following?

• A) crossing over in Prophase I of meiosis
• B) independent assortment in Metaphase I of meiosis
• C) fertilization
• D) All of the choices are sources of genetic variation.
• E) None of the choices are sources of genetic variation.

---

Definitions:

Range

The difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset, a simple measure of the spread or dispersion of the data points.

Standard Deviation

A statistical measure that quantifies the dispersion or spread of a set of data points.

Variance

A statistical measure of the dispersion of a set of data points in a data set.

Deviations

The differences between observed values and the average of those values within a dataset.