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MCQ
Independent assortment of chromosomes, which increases genetic variation, results from the random arrangement of homologous pairs during:
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A Metaphase I
B Anaphase II
C Prophase II
D Telophase II
Explanation

Homologous pairs align randomly on the equator during metaphase I, allowing maternal and paternal chromosomes to assort independently.

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