Question

which of the following statements describes the major reason that an individual with the genotype aabbccddee can make many kinds of gametes? different possible assortment of chromosomes into gametes crossing over during prophase i segregation of maternal and paternal alleles the tendency for dominant alleles to segregate together

Explanation:

Mendel's law of independent assortment states that alleles of different genes assort independently during gamete formation. This is due to the different possible assortment of chromosomes (carrying these genes) into gametes during meiosis. Crossing over (while contributing to genetic variation) is not the major reason here as the question is about multiple - gene gamete formation. Segregation of maternal and paternal alleles is part of Mendel's law of segregation (single - gene related in a simple sense). Dominant alleles do not have a tendency to segregate together; alleles segregate independently regardless of being dominant or recessive.

Answer:

different possible assortment of chromosomes into gametes