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Meiosis and sexual reproduction are, in large part, responsible for genetic variation within a population. Meiosis supports genetic variation in several ways. Which of these does NOT apply to meiosis and genetic variation?
A independent assortment of chromosomes
B recombination of chromosomes during crossing over
C replication of chromosomes at the beginning of the process
D only one of the two alleles for a trait is passed to offspring

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C

Replication of chromosomes (S phase before meiosis) duplicates DNA but does not generate the genetic variation produced by independent assortment, crossing over, or segregation of alleles (except for rare replication errors/mutations).