An individual heterozygous for a reciprocal translocation possesses the following chromosomes: A B • C D E F G A B • C D V W X R S • T U E F G R S • T U V W X a. Draw the pairing arrangement of these chromosomes in prophase I of meiosis. b. Diagram the alternate, adjacent-1, and adjacent-2 segregation patterns in anaphase I of meiosis. c. Give the products that result from alternate, adjacent-1, and adjacent-2 segregation.

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