Meiosis and mitosis are both forms of cell division. However, the outcomes of these processes differ Consider a diploid organism with two sexes. Select the reasons why meiosis typically produces genetic variation, whereas mitosis does not A. Genetic material is exchanged between homologous chromosomes in meiosis during crossing over. B. A diploid cell is produced after the fusion of haploid gametes that were formed during mitosis. C. Gametic chromosomes have a different combination of alleles than parental chromosomes as a result of independent assortment. D. Meiosis produces four genetically different haploid cells.

The formation of entirely new genetic materials from crossing over of genetic materials of the two parents at Late propahse 1 of meiosis ensures that the offspring have a different genetic composition for variation to occurs.

The independent assortment of genes ensures that random combination of different homologous chromosomes of diverse genetic composition produces offsipring with a new combination of genes different from both parents

The 4 genetically haploid cells produced by meiosis ensures that each new daughter cells has varied genetic composition, from half combination of genetic materiel;s from each parent,which can not exactly similar to another haploid cell.The eventual re-combination with another set of haploid chromosomes by random fertilization, gives an entirely different set of chromosomes combination to from new offspring, leading to variation