Most new alleles probably arise from ____

a. crossing over between homologous chromosomes
b. independent assortment of nonhomologous chromosomes
c. rearrangement of existing alleles into new combinations
d. small-scale mutations in DNA
e. large-scale changes in chromosome structure


ANSWER: d

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