Recombinant chromatids have a mix of paternal and maternal alleles due to
a. crossing over having happened between the linked genes.
b. independent assortment.
c. persistent linkage of genes on the chromatid.
d. point mutations and gene aberrations from replication.
e. random fertilization of the gametes.
Answer: a. crossing over having happened between the linked genes.
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