Human Biology (MindTap Course List)
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Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
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Chapter 20, Problem 7SQ
A gamete affected by nondisjunction could have __________.
- a. a change from the normal chromosome number
- b. one extra or one missing chromosome
- c. the potential for a genetic disorder
- d. all of the above
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