According to the law of independent assortment: a) During meiosis I, all the pat

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According to the law of independent assortment:

a) During meiosis I, all the paternal chromosomes align together on one side of the metaphase plate, and the maternal chromosome on the other

b)Each gamete will always get exactly half maternal chromosomes and half paternal chromosomes

c)The total number of chromosomes each cell gets after completion of meiosis is completely random, resulting in aneuploidy

d)Each gamete gets the same number of chromosomes, but whether the chromosomes are of paternal or maternal descent is completely random

Explanation / Answer

Mendel's law of independent assortment states that the alleles of two different genes get sorted into gametes independently of one another. The correct answer is option D.

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