The Last Stage of Meiotic Division, in Which Chance Determines

question 130

Multiple Choice

The last stage of meiotic division, in which chance determines which half of each chromosome pair will go into which sperm or ovum, involves the process called:

• A) mitosis
• B) independent assortment
• C) recombination
• D) codominant configuration

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