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Using at least 3 sentences, briefly explain how crossing over, independent assortment, and random fertilization result in increased diversity of offspring.

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Independent assortment = The random distribution of maternal and paternal homologues to the gametes. (In a more speciDc sense, assortment refers to the random distribution of genes located on different chromosomes.)

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In meiosis I, crossing over during prophase and independent assortment during anaphase creates sets of chromosomes with new combinations of alleles. Genetic variation is also introduced by random fertilization of the gametes produced by meiosis.

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