The diversity of haploid daughter cells is increased by the independent assortment of chromosomes at anaphase and by

a. crossing over and recombination.
b. somatic mutation.
c. chromosome elimination.
d. the selection of the fittest sperm.


Answer: b. somatic mutation.

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