When analyzing octads (ordered tetrads), second-division (MII) segregations result from

A) single crossovers between linked genes.
B) double crossovers between linked genes.
C) single crossovers between a gene and a centromere.
D) independent assortment of unlinked genes.
E) nondisjunction of homologs.


C) single crossovers between a gene and a centromere.

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