Which of the following best describes how an individual with genotype AaBbCCDdEE can make gametes with eight different genotypes.
A) mutations during meiosis form new alleles that are incorporated into the gametes
B) crossing over during prophase I leads to increased genetic diversity
C) the inheritance of a particular copy of one chromosome does not affect the inheritance of a different chromosome
D) dominant alleles tend to be inherited together

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The individual with genotype AaBbCCDdEE can produce gametes with eight different genotypes due to independent assortment, which is described in choice C. This principle states that the inheritance of one gene does not influence the inheritance of another gene, allowing for various combinations of alleles to be passed on to the gametes.

Which of the Following Best Describes How an Individual with Genotype