Which statement about independent assortment is false?
A) It generates genetic variation.
B) It requires chiasmata.
C) Chance determines which member of a homologous pair goes to each daughter cell.
D) It occurs in meiosis, but not mitosis.
E) All of the above are true; none is false.

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Independent assortment does not require chiasmata; chiasmata are involved in crossing over, a different process that also contributes to genetic variation. Independent assortment refers to how different pairs of chromosomes are separated into daughter cells independently of each other.

Which Statement About Independent Assortment Is False