Imagine that sex cells divided by mitosis instead of meiosis. What would then be the result of fertilization of an ovum by a sperm cell?
A. Fertilization would result in the formation of two identical cells.
B. The new individual would be identical to only one of the parents.
C. Fertilization would cause crossing-over and recombination of genes.
D. Cells of the new individual would have double the necessary number of chromosomes.
