Below are three statements. Classify them as examples of independent orientation, crossing over, or random fertilization. I: The formation of a zygote from an egg and a sperm is an unpredictable event.
II: Random combinations of paternal and maternal chromosomes end up in gametes.
III: An allele on the paternal chromosome 18 ends up on the maternal chromosome 18.
A) I: random fertilization; II: random fertilization; III: independent orientation
B) I: random fertilization; II: crossing over; III: independent orientation
C) I: independent orientation; II: random fertilization; III: crossing over
D) I: random fertilization; II: independent orientation; III: crossing over

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I: random fertilization - refers to the unpredictable combination of egg and sperm during fertilization.
II: independent orientation - refers to the random assortment of maternal and paternal chromosomes during meiosis.
III: crossing over - refers to the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes during meiosis, resulting in the mixing of maternal and paternal alleles on the same chromosome.

Below Are Three Statements