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Chapter 8, Problem 3LTB
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A gene is the basic functional unit for heredity. Genes are composed of the DNA strands and are located on the chromosomes. Genes are instructions to make the protein by the process of transcription and translation. The location where the gene is placed in the chromosome is termed as the locus of that gene.
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A prairie grass species called "little bluestem" is tetraploid. It has four complete sets of chromosomes. There are ten kinds of chromosomes; in other words, each complete set of chromosomes has a total of 10 chromosomes. A single somatic cell (e.g., a cell in a leaf) will have 40 chromosomes, 4 of each kind of chromsome, i.e., 4 of the number 1 chromsome, 4 of the number 2 chromsome, etc. The illustration below shows prophase of meiosis 1 in chromosome number 10. In a diploid cell, there would be one tetrad (group of 4 chromatids) for each kind of chromosome. For example, there would be one tetrad for chromosome 8, one for chromsome 9, etc. When the tetraploid little bluestem undergoes meiosis, how many of chromosome number 10 will each sperm cell carry?
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(j) Explain the relationship between DNA, genes, and chromosomes during the passing of genetic information.
(k) During the passing of genetic information from one generation to the next via chromosomes, nondisjunction can occur, interrupting the process. Describe the events that take place during nondisjunction.
Which of the following statement is correct about chromosome?
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Chromosomes are present as pairs of homologous chromosomes
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Chromosomes are doubled prior to cell division
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