Which best describes the process of independent assortment?  

A.  The way one pair of homologues lines up along the metaphase plate does not affect how any other pair lines up.
B.  Segregation of chromosomes during meiosis I is independent of their segregation during meiosis II.
C.  During synapsis, chromosomes pair up at random.
D.  Crossing over along one pair of chromosomes is independent of crossing over along the other pairs.
E.  During synapsis, homologues pair independently of each other.


A.  The way one pair of homologues lines up along the metaphase plate does not affect how any other pair lines up.

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