A sexually reproducing animal has two genes that assort independently, one for head shape (H) and one for tail length (T). Its genotype is HhTt. Which of the following genotypes is possible in a gamete from this organism?

Q: If one nondisjunction event occurred during meiosis II, you would expect the four resulting gametes…

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Q: Consider a diploid cell that has 2 n = 4 chromosomes: one pair of metacentric chromosomes and one…

A: A triploid cell refers to the cell that has a set of three chromosomes irrespective of the number of…

Q: A fern has the genotype aaBbCCDdee. List all possible gametes this organism can produce.

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Q: Are all reciprocal translocations likely to result in sterility? How can one result in normal…

A: Reciprocal translocation is one of the two types of chromosome translocation. Chromosome…

Q: If an individual has a genotype of RR, what would be the possible genotype(s) of the gametes…

A: In a diploid organism, two alleles for a particular gene are expressed & combine to produce…

Q: Fruit flies normally have eight chromosomes. The diagram below shows the result of meiosis in three…

A: Non-disjunction is defined as the failure of segregation of the chromosomes during anaphase stage of…

Q: A human is discovered to have a sex chromosome karyotype of XXY. What phenotypic sex would this…

A: Each cell in the human consists of 23 pair of chromosomes that forms 46 chromosomes. An offspring…

Q: Why does nondisjunction in meiosis I results in a higher proportion of faulty gametes than…

A: Of all the chromosomal disorders, the most readily recognisable from a karyogram are chromosome…

Q: How are chain chromosomes formed and will the formation of this result to sterile or fertile…

A: Although seen rarely among vertebrates, chain chromosomes are a phenomenon that can be seen to…

Q: Show via a diagram how the product(s) of a meiotic (either I or II) nondisjunction involving the X…

A: Kilnefelter's Syndrome:  Klinefelter's syndrome is a genetic disorder in which a boy is born with an…

Q: The most notable differences between gamete formation in most animals and gamete formation in plants…

A: Sexual reproduction is considered a type of reproduction, where the new organisms are created by the…

Q: Consider a diploid cell that has 2 n = 4 chromosomes: one pair of metacentric chromosomes and one…

A: Chromosomes are the condensed form of genetic material (DNA). One pair of chromosomes is composed of…

Q: How many different types of gamete can be formed from an organism with the genotype AaBbccDDEeff,…

A: Mendel performed a series of experiments to study the transmission of traits from parents to their…

Q: A male Drosophila melanogaster has the genotype A/a; B/b; C/c; XD/Y (all genes are on separate…

A: The genotype of a species is its heritable, complete set of genes that are transferred from one…

Q: Assume that you were examining a first polar body and noted that it had one copy (dyad) of each…

A: Disjunction results in the separation of the two homologous chromosomes during cell division, for…

Q: During meiosis in male mammals, sex chromosomes segregate to produce two types of sperm: X‑bearing…

A: In mammals sex determination is male heterogametic type in which the male produces two types of…

Q: An individual heterozygous for a reciprocal translocation possesses the following chromosomes: A B •…

A: Translocation is caused Due to separation of a chromosome segment and its union to a non-homologous…

Q: Which of the following represents things that are equivelant?

A: Mitosis is equational division that  leads to the production of genetically identical offspring's.…

Q: Are human gametes haploid or diploid? Are human somatic cells haploid or diploid? Are fertilized…

A: Ploidy refers to the total number of chromosome sets present in the cell of an organism.

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