An XXY male appears as a normal male. He married a sexually normal female who is trisomic for Patau syndrome. a. Diagram the cross; give the gametes from each parent and give the progeny. b. What kinds of offspring as to sexual chromosome aberration may they have? What is the probability of each kind? c. What is the probability that the couple will have a son with Patau syndrome? d. What is the probability of a child with sexual and autosomal chromosome aberration? e. What is the probability of having normal progeny?
An XXY male appears as a normal male. He married a sexually normal female who is trisomic for Patau syndrome. a. Diagram the cross; give the gametes from each parent and give the progeny. b. What kinds of offspring as to sexual chromosome aberration may they have? What is the probability of each kind? c. What is the probability that the couple will have a son with Patau syndrome? d. What is the probability of a child with sexual and autosomal chromosome aberration? e. What is the probability of having normal progeny?
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Chapter14: Chromosomes And Human Inheritance
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Problem 3GP: Human females have two X chromosomes (XX); males have one X and one Y chromosome (XY). a. With...
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