An individual is heterozygous for a reciprocal translocation, with the following chromosomes: A • B C D E F A • B C V W X R S T • U D E F R S T • U V W X a. Draw a picture of these chromosomes pairing in prophase I of meiosis. b. Draw the products of alternate, adjacent-1, and adjacent-2 segregations. c. Explain why the fertility of this individual is likely to be less than the fertility of an individual without a translocation.

An individual is heterozygous for a reciprocal translocation, with the following chromosomes: A • B C D E F A • B C V W X R S T • U D E F R S T • U V W X a. Draw a picture of these chromosomes pairing in prophase I of meiosis. b. Draw the products of alternate, adjacent-1, and adjacent-2 segregations. c. Explain why the fertility of this individual is likely to be less than the fertility of an individual without a translocation.

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