Independent assortment refers to the fact that 

A. a cell will divide and produce various offspring regardless of whether any other cell is dividing.
B. mitosis normally produces cells that are like each other and like the parent cell.
C. the daughter cell that receives the maternal #1 chromosome will not necessarily receive the maternal #2.
D. a crossover between two chromosomes will produce offspring unlike either parent.


C. the daughter cell that receives the maternal #1 chromosome will not necessarily receive the maternal #2.

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