Which Process in Sexual Reproduction Results in Diversity at the Nucleotide

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which process in sexual reproduction results in diversity at the nucleotide level?

• A)chromosome shuffling
• B)chromosome crossover
• C)independent assortment of chromosomes
• D)random distribution of chromosomes

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Definitions:

Variance

A measure of variability that denotes the average of the squared differences from the mean, used in statistics to indicate how data points in a set are spread out.

Normal Distribution

A symmetrical bell-shaped distribution of data in which most of the values cluster around the mean.

Uniform Probability Distribution

A distribution in which all outcomes are equally likely to occur within a certain range.

Expected Value

The long-run average value of repetitions of the same experiment or random trial.