Campbell Biology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134093413
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 29, Problem 3TYU
In plants, which of the following are produced by meiosis?
(A) haploid gametes
(B) diploid gametes
(C) haploid spores
(D) diploid spores
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If meiosis of a diploid organism produces haploid cells, then how is a diploid offspring generated?
a) Crossing over between two haploid gametes b) DNA replication in haploid gametes c) fertilization involving two haploid gametes d) Independent assortment of haploid gametes
Plant breeders use colchicine to
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B) increase the occurrence of unequal crossing over events during meosis
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