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Meiosis contributes to genetic variation due to which of the following characteristics of the process?

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Answer: Due to crossing over and independent assortment.

Explanation: Crossing over occurs in Prophase I. It's when the homologous chromosmes switch genes with each other. This ways, genes are recombined, unique chromosmes are made!

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