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Gametes produced by an organism contain a combination of genes from that organism. In every gamete, this combination is —

the same because chromosomes are copied prior to meiosis

different due to DNA replication prior to mitosis

different due to independent assortment during meiosis

the same because it is created from the same DNA

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different due to independent assortment during meiosis

During meiosis, the process that produces gametes, independent assortment refers to the way that different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop. This leads to a variety of combinations of alleles in the gametes, resulting in genetic diversity.