Question

During meiosis chromosomes move randomly to separate poles. A human gamete will end up with 23 chromosomes after meiosis, but ________________ assures that each gamete will have one of many different combinations of chromosomes.











A) law of dominance


B) random segregation


C) genetic recombination


D) independent assortment

Answer 1

Answer: D) independent assortment

Explanation: independent assortment This is the process, first proposed by Mendel, where the chromosomes move randomly to separate poles during meiosis. Variation exists, in part, because the traits inherited through one gene will be inherited independently of the traits inherited through another gene because the genes reside on different chromosomes that are independently assorted into daughter cells during meiosis.