The last stage of meiotic division, in which chance determines which half of each chromosome pair will go into which sperm or ovum, involves the process called:
A) mitosis
B) independent assortment
C) recombination
D) codominant configuration

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Independent assortment is the process in meiosis during which homologous chromosome pairs are separated from each other randomly. This means that each resulting sperm or egg might end up with the paternal or maternal chromosome for each pair, leading to genetic diversity in the offspring.

The Last Stage of Meiotic Division, in Which Chance Determines