Asked by Mathew Jameson

Crossing-over and independent assortment can occur during meiosis. How does this support the claim that meiosis results in inheritable genetic variations?(1 point)
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It results in identical daughter cells.
It results in identical daughter cells.

It allows for new combinations of genes.
It allows for new combinations of genes.

It maintains genetic stability.
It maintains genetic stability.

It produces cells that have genetic combinations that aren’t passed on.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
It allows for new combinations of genes.

Crossing-over swaps alleles between homologous chromosomes and independent assortment randomly distributes maternal and paternal chromosomes into gametes, producing novel allele combinations that can be inherited.