What Determines Whether or Not Genes Located on the Same

Multiple Choice

What determines whether or not genes located on the same chromosome can assort independently?

A) Genes located on the same chromosome can never assort independently.
B) Genes located on the same chromosome always assort independently.
C) Whether or not independent assortment occurs is just due to random chance.
D) The distance between genes located on the same chromosome determines whether or not they can show any level of independent assortment.
E) The phenotype that the gene will express.