Humans are diploid and have 46 chromosomes in each somatic cell. Each child inherits ____ autosome(s) and _____ sex chromosome(s) from his or her father. Fill in blanks.

Q: Human Somatic (non reproductive) cells have 46 chromosomes organized into 23 pairs.  A human somatic…

A: Cell division by mitosis is one of the most important life processes that are a part of the…

Q: Using your knowledge of meiosis, explain why Drosophila progeny remain diploid? (2n=8)

A: The indirect process of cell division in which the chromosomes of parent cells divide once but…

Q: that a gamete underwent meiotic non-disjunction. Explain two possible outcomes for the zygote that…

A: In normal anaphase that occurs during the cell division, sister chromatids are pulled by…

Q: During oogenesis, nondisjunction of X chromosome occurred in meiosis I. If the resulting egg unites…

A: Non disjunction is the failure of chromosomes / chromatids to separate during Anaphase. In Meiosis…

Q: If a human gamete with an extra chromosome participates in fertilization with a gamete with a normal…

A: A condition in which an extra copy of a chromosome is present in the cell nuclei, causing…

Q: ___________ chromosome aneuploidy is usually welltolerated because only one X chromosomeremains…

A: Step 1 Aneuploidy (Heteroploidy) is a numerical change in the chromosome number in the genome or…

Q: The pairing up of duplicated homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis is called ____ and…

A: ANSWER) The pairing up of duplicated homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis is called…

Q: Go: Oh, right. Anyway, biologists define sex as the process of producing gametes by meiosis followed…

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Q: Which of the following human cells contains 22 pairs of autosomes and one pair of heteromorphic sex…

A: Heteromorphic chromosomes are sex chromosome that has an allelic difference at the sex‐determining…

Q: A human cell that has gone through the second division of meiosis will contain how many chromosomes

A: There are two types of cell divisions based on the distribution of genetic material (chromosome) in…

Q: normal somatic cells of an organism have 100 chromosomes. how many chromosomes will be present in…

A: Chromosomes are long thread like structures that carry coded genetic in the form of genes. This…

Q: The sex cells are also called Gamete cells. From each parent, you get _______      chromosomes for…

A: The cell is the basic structural and functional unit of the body. The chromosomal theory of…

Q: Why can an individual survive without a Y chromosome but not without a X

A: Chromosomes are thread-like structures that are present inside the nucleus of the cell. They are…

Q: A human male named Phillip has an X chromosome that ismissing its Xic. Is this caused by a new…

A: Chromosomes are the packaged form of DNA associated with proteins. They are the genetic material…

Q: Meiosis, oh meiosis, let me tell you what it means. It's a special kind of cell division with some…

A: Meiosis is a type of cell division that occurs in sexually reproducing organisms, which involves the…

Q: If humans have 46 chromosomes in each of their body cells, determine how many . Sperm • Egg . .…

A: Introduction: Chromosomes are thread-like structures found in animal and plant nuclei. Protein and a…

Q: Describe the processes of meiosis I and meiosis II and make sure to mention what each of them…

A: Meiosis is a type of division that occurs during the production of gametes or reproductive cells. It…

Q: During spermatogenesis, which of the following options describes when cytokinesis would occur?…

A: Meiosis is a process where single germ cell divides twice to produce 4 cells containing half of the…

Q: When 23 pairs of human chromosomes are arranged in a diploid set, this layout  is called a

A: A chromosome is a long DNA molecule with part or the entirety of the hereditary material of a…

Q: What chromosomes belong to a normal human female?     44 autosomes and 2 X chromosomes     22…

A: In humans, the ploidy of chromosomes is typically referred to as diploid. Diploid refers to having…

Q: Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) are a common model organism in genetics labs. A somatic cell…

A: Fruit flies, or Drosophila melanogaster, are frequently used as model organisms in genetic research…

Q: During meiosis, sister chromatids segregate to opposite poles during __________, and homologous…

A: Meiosis is called as reductional division because the number of chromosomes and amount of DNA…

Q: Specify the correct number of chromosomes and chromatids in each of the following human cell types.…

A: Introduction:  When a cell prepares for division, It makes a new copy of the DNA. The one half of…

Q: Could you please tell me if those numbers are correct?

A: Cell division is a process by which a parental cell gives rise to two or more cells. Cell division…

Q: Meiosis is an important cellular process for organisms that reproduce sexually. Two lab partners (A…

A: All these processes should be carried out in a regulated manner in order to ensure correct division…

Q: Turner syndrome occurs when an individual inherits one X chromosome but lacks a second sex…

A: The question is asking which process (oogenesis or spermatogenesis) led to the nondisjunction event…

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: Sally took her dog Chester to the vet for some routine blood work, and asked the vet how many…

A: As we know all cells are originated from pre-existing cells. So, to form new cell , cell division is…

Q: The normal chromosome number of human sperm is 23. If a person is born with a trisomic condition,…

A: Trisomic condition is a type of aneuploidy. Aneuploidy involves the change in chromosome number by…

Q: Most cells in a sexually reproducing organism have two sets of chromosomes. Explain this observation…

A: Those organisms who have two sets of chromosomes in their cells are diploid and those in which only…

Q: Somatic cells of chimpanzees contain 48 chromosomes. During metaphase I of meiosis, a chimpanzee…

A: In eukaryotic cells, there are two types of cell divisions. Mitosis is the cell division for growth…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.