A diploid organism has a total of 14 chromosomes and about20,000 genes per haploid genome. Approximately how manygenes are in each linkage group?

Q: The diploid chromosome number for the body cells of a frog is 26. What would that number be after…

A: Meiosis is a mechanism in which four cells comprising half the original number of genetic material…

Q: Given that most chromosomes occur in homologous pairs, do most genes also occur in pairs?

A: Human beings have 23 pairs of chromosomes. Out of which 22 pairs are called autosomes and one pair…

Q: . Common red clover, Trifolium pratense, is a diploidwith 14 chromosomes per somatic cell. What…

A: Somatic cells also are known as vegetal cells have two sets of chromosomes and are thus considered…

Q: If a chimpanzee has a haploid (N) chromosome number of 24, how many chromosomes will be found in…

A: A chimpanzee has 24 pairs of chromosomes in diploid condition and haploid cells such as gametes…

Q: If the original parental cell had 12 pairs of homologous chromosomes, how many chromosomes would be…

A: Numerous physiological operations happen simultaneously in a biological cell. The sequential…

Q: What is a homologous pair (also called a tetrad)?

A: The chromatid is the newly synthesized copy of the original chromosome that is attached to it with…

Q: if a gamete has 10 chromosomes, what is the diploid number of the organism’s cell that formed the…

A: Reproduction is the process of producing young ones from the parent.

Q: For a species with a diploid number of 36, indicate how many chromosomes will be present in the…

A: Haploid: Having only one set of chromosomes, i.e, n-chromosomes. Triploid, Tetraploid is a condition…

Q: Why are triploid plants infertile?

A: The plants with three sets of chromosomes called triploid (3n) plants. These plants morphologically…

Q: Given the end results of the two types of division, why is it necessary for homologs to pair during…

A: Cell cycle is a series of changes that occurs in a newly divided cell through which it duplicates…

Q: . A redwood tree, Sequoia sempervirens is hexaploid with a total of 66 chromosomes. Considering…

A: The cell’s state of having more than two chromosomes in a set of chromosomes contains as polyploidy.…

Q: How many chromosomes would be found in somatic cells of an allotetraploid plant if its parent…

A: 10 Chromosomes.

Q: A diploid organism is heterozygous for 4 loci, how many types of gametescan be produced?

A: Loci refer to the fixed position on a chromosome. Heterozygous organisms have different alleles for…

Q: When do homologous chromosomes pair?  Select all that apply.    A.) During meiosis I   B.) During…

A: Homologous chromosomes refer to a pair of chromosomes having the same gene sequences, each derived…

Q: If a diploid cell contains eight chromosomes, how many possible random arrangements of homologs…

A: Meiosis is the type of cell division in which one diploid cell divides to form 4 haploid daughter…

Q: A meiotic-nondisjunction causes trisomy 8 in a newborn.  If two of the three copies of chromosome 8…

A: When the homologous chromosomes fail to separate during the meiosis I stage, this will result in…

Q: . Monoploids have only a single set ofchromosomes, while polyploids have more than __________ sets.

A: The mutations arising due to variations in chromosome number are called heteroploidy.

Q: How many chromosomes are in a human karyotype?

A: When eukaryotic cells divide via mitosis, the chromatin condense the highest to a point wherein we…

Q: How can alteration in chromosome number or structure impact living organism? Explain how Down's…

A: Meiosis also called as reductional division is the type of cell division where the number of…

Q: In an organism with 52 chromosomes, how many chromatids would be expected in each cell after the…

A: Cell division is the cycle by which a parent cell isolates into at least two daughter cells. Cell…

Q: In a species with 2N of 10, how many chromosomes are in a autotriploid?

A: *Polyploidy: Having multiple sets of chromosomes Ex. Triploid 3n , tetraploid 4n *Autotriploidy ( 3n…

Q: For an organism with a diploid number of 6, how are the chromosomes arranged during metaphase?

A: Cell development and division of DNA and cells form a cell cycle. Genetically regulated events…

Q: The kidney bean plant, Phaseolus vulgaris, is a diploid speciescontaining a total of 22 chromosomes…

A: Polyploidy is a numerical abnormality which consists of more than two pair of chromosomes. It is…

Q: Discuss the following sets of terms: a) trisomy and triploidy, b) aneuploidy and polyploidy.

A: In human cells normal number of chromosomes is 46.Abnormality in this number results in syndromes or…

Q: For a species with a diploid number of 18, indicate how many chromosomes will be present in the…

A: A compactly packed structure composed of proteins and nucleic acids is the chromosome. A network of…

Q: Assume that meiotic nondisjunction event causes trisomy 8 in a newborn. If two of the three copies…

A: Nondisjunction is that the failure of the chromosomes to separate, that produces daughter cells with…

Q: Can structural aberrations on certain chromosomes lead to aneuploidy? If yes, explain.

A: If a sex cell affected by nondisjunction undergoes fertilization, the resulting offspring will have…

Q: Given the end results of the two types of cell division, why is it necessary for homologs to pair…

A: Meiosis is the process by which gametes are produced. This is beneficial to recover the mixture of…

Q: The diploid chromosome number of an organisms is 8. How many of each of the following are present in…

A: Every organism has a fixed number of chromosomes. The number of chromosomes remains constant for a…

Q: The somatic cells of a given species contain 14 pairs of chromosomes. If a gamete receives one…

A: Somatic cells contain 2n number of chromosomes (diploid) and gametes contain n number of chromosomes…

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: Given the diploid chromosome number highlighted above, what is the haploid chromosome number?

A: Cell division is the process of division of cell which occurs by two process - Mitosis Meiosis…

Q: In a diploid cell for which 2n = 20, how many chromosomes will be present in daughter cells after…

A: Cell division forms a significant part of the cell cycle. During cell division, the parental cell…

Q: hat is the 2n number for the dog?  What is the n number for the dog?

A: 2n number of the dog=78

Q: If two chromosomes of a species are the same length and have similar centromere placements and yet…

A: Chromosomes are carriers of genetic information. They are the physical units that transfer genetic…

Q: Which of the following statements is an incorrect description of the processes of mitosis or meiosis…

A: Answer:

Q: If the image represents a meiotic cell, what will happen to the DNA represented in Box 1 after…

A: Answer: MEIOSIS : It is the cell cycle occurs mostly in the germ line cells, where parent cells…

Q: In keeping with the style of Table 17-1, what would youcall organisms that are MM N OO; MM NN OO;…

A: The basic structural and functional units is usually defined as the way that they are been stated…

Q: The diploid chromosome number for a species is 30. What would be the total chromosome number of an…

A: Trisomy is a type of numerical chromosomal aberration. It is an example of Aneuploidy (abnormal…

Q: What is a partial diploid?

A: The term diploid refers to the status of ploidy level in the cells of an organism. Ploidy is defined…

Q: What is endopolyploidy? What is its biological significance?

A: Ploidy refers to the number of complete sets of chromosomes in a cell.  One complete set of…

Q: What would happen to the chromosome number in gametes and offspring if ​gametes were formed by the…

A: During sexual reproduction, gametes from parents fuse together and forms a fertilized cell called…

Q: Assuming all of the chromosomes present during Meiosis II are shown in the figure above, how many…

A: From the given figure, counting homologous pair as two chromosomes, the total number of chromosomes…

Q: there are 9 chromosome pairs, how many univalents are there at anaphase I on each pole?

A: Anaohase 1 is the  stage of meiotic first division in which the paired chromosome separates and move…

Q: What will be the number of chromosomes in Turner’s syndrome and Klinefelter's syndrome of an…

A: Turner syndrome It is a chromosomal abnormality which affects only females. It is due to the absence…

Q: Chewbacca from Starwars is a part of a species that has 64 chromosomes for its diploid number. What…

A: Chromosomes are the specialized structures that carry the genetic information/genetic material for…

Q: what is Meiotic Nondisjunction?

A: Meiosis is also known as a double division that occurs in a diploid cell and gives rise to four…

Q: An individual is heterozygous for a reciprocal translocation, with the following chromosomes: A • B…

A: Translocation in chromosomes refers to the abnormal chromosomal rearrangement. It could be a…