Corn has 10 chromosomes per set, and the sporophyte of the species is diploid. If you performed a karyotype, what is the totalnumber of chromosomes you would expect to see in each of thefollowing types of cells?A. A leaf cellB. The sperm nucleus of a pollen grain C. An endosperm cell after fertilizationD. A root cell

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A: by uneven crossing over during meiotic prophase

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Q: Calculate the map distance between genes in fungi using tetrad analysis?

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Q: Which is NOT a way that deletions can cause abnormal phenotypes?

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