Which of the following is true about mitotic recombination? A. It only occurs early in development. B. It occurs more frequently in males than in females. C. It is a common occurrence in cells during mitosis. D. It can produce portions of tissue with different allele combinations than found in the surrounding tissue. Solution D. It can produce portions of tissue with different allele combinations than found in the surrounding tissue.... it can lead to expression of recessive traits even though indidual is heterozygus at a locus THUS CHANGING ALLELE COMBINATION. It generally occurs in interphase during G1.