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Which of the following best explains the role of crossing over in increasing genetic diversity?

A.) crossing over produces a new set of genes on every chromosomes.
B.) crossing over changes the number of chromosomes in sex cells.
C.) crossing over reverses the order of the bases of DNA sequences on chromosomes.
D.) crossing over causes alleles of genes to be switched between homologous chromosomes.​

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D.) crossing over causes alleles of genes to be switched between homologous chromosomes.

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