Q: In 1-3 sentences each define the follwing terms: genetic linkage, crossing over, X-inactivation,…
A: The study of the heredity, variations is known as Genetics. The genetics that is related to the…
Q: Identify the chromosomal pattern in the nucleus marked (B) in the photomicrograph below (A) n (B)…
A: The cells in our reproductive system shows meiosis crossing over during the process of…
Q: Describe how errors in chromosome structure occur through inversions and translocations
A: Changes which affects the structure of the chromosomes leads to growth and developmental problems…
Q: Describe why Sthenelais limicola an ideal organism for the demonstration of crossing over between…
A: Answer: CROSSING OVER BETWEEN CHROMOSOMES- The process of exchange of genetic material…
Q: illustrate that the homologous chromosomes are still connected to each other even after the…
A: Homologous chromosomes are the two molecules of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) having the same gene…
Q: As cells become cancerous widespread genomic instability results. This may include all of these are…
A: The majority of cancer cells have genomic instability. During cell division, there is a higher…
Q: Examine why sex chromosome aneuploidy is morecommon than autosome aneuploidy.
A: Aneuploidy is defined as the cell having abnormal numbers of chromosomes or loss or gain of more…
Q: What is the difference between recombinant and parentalchromatids, and how do they arise?
A: BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE GENETIC MATERIAL DNA It stands for deoxyribo nucleic acid. It is the…
Q: Draw an example of recombination.
A: Meiosis can be defined as the process in which the division of the cells occurs to increase their…
Q: Explain the difference between crossing over and reciprocal translocation. Give an example of a…
A: Genetic recombination is a process by which organisms acquire genetic diversity. The exchange of…
Q: Describe a chromosomal deletion, duplication, translocation, and inversion.
A: Chromosomes are string-like designs situated inside the nucleus of animals and plant cells. Every…
Q: Duplication Inversion Deletion
A: Gene mutations are rare and random changes in DNA sequence which result in alteration of polypeptide…
Q: Can you recall meiosis and indicate at what stage a recombinant DNAis made?
A: Cell division is a procedure in which a parent cell divides into two daughter cells. The cell cycles…
Q: This event occurs during prophase I when homologous chromosomes pair up and form a tetrad
A: Recombination frequency is a measure of single cross over that takes place between the two genes…
Q: Explain how chromosome deletions, inversions, and translocations can cause cance
A: any change in the number or structure of the chromosome is termed as chromosome aberration, it is of…
Q: Distinguish between a translocation and an inversion.
A: Introduction Mutation: any changes in the sequence in the genetic material which leads to disorders…
Q: Explain the physical process by which recombinationtakes place.
A: Recombination is a process in which DNA pieces are broken and recombine to form new combinations of…
Q: Explain why autopolyploids are usually sterile, whereas allopolyploidsare often fertile.
A: Polyploidy refers to the presence of more than two complete sets of chromosomes in the nucleus of…
Q: What is a molecular marker? Elaborate physical chromosome mapping with the help of molecular markers
A: Molecular mapping is used to find the location of gene on the chromosome and also the distance…
Q: Consider an organism of karyotype 2n = 4. Which diagram properly depicts metaphase I?
A: In metaphase I the tightly coiled and condensed pairs of the chromosome will be arranged as homologs…
Q: Example Genotype: AaBbCcDd on one chromosome (in cis); EeFfGgHh on another chromosome (in cis)…
A: The chromosome pairs that are of approximately same length, have same centromere position, and have…
Q: explain the Pairing of chromosomes as bivalents during tetraploidy
A: The thread-like structures present inside the nucleus of cells are known as chromosomes. It is…
Q: Please describe the differences between euploid and aneuploid
A: Chromosomes are thread-like structures present in the nucleus of the eukaryotic cells. These contain…
Q: differentiate between homologous and nonhomologous recombination?
A: Recombination is a process during which pieces of DNA are broken and recombined to give rise to new…
Q: With detailed accounts of their various forms, explain any three of the following chromosomal…
A: Mutations may be defined as the changes that occur in a DNA sequence. They are the raw materials for…
Q: a. Draw the structure of the acentromeric chromosome using a line and letters to designate loci in…
A: A homologous sets of chromosomes comprises of one chromosome from each parent. During the majority…
Q: Explain how mitotic recombination leads to the mosaiccondition termed twin spots.
A: Mitotic recombination is a kind of genetic recombination takes places in somatic cells at a time of…
Q: Consider an organism of karyotype 2n = 4. Which diagram properly depicts metaphase II?
A: Meiosis: It is a type of cell division in which a mother cell divides into four genetically…
Q: What structure is most important in forming the tetrads? a. centromere b. synaptonemal complex c.…
A: Chromosomes are the rod shaped, dark stained bodies which are most prominently seen in the metaphase…
Q: In genetic recombination bycrossing over what is thedifference between parentalgametes and…
A: Genetic recombination is the process of exchange of the genetic material between the two different…
Q: describe translocation heterozygotes
A: Translocation is a chromosomal aberration in which two non-homologous chromosomes exchange their…
Q: Derive the gametes produced by an autotetraploid individual with genotype Aaaa undergoing random…
A: The majority of eukaryotic organisms consist of 2n number of chromosomes and are mostly diploid.…
Q: Describe how colchicine is used to produce polyploid species?
A: The condition that results in having more than two homologous sets of chromosomes is referred to as…
Q: One of the following is most suitable for study of mutations: A. Haploids B. Diploids C.…
A: Mutation refers to the alteration of the nucleotides sequence of the DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid).…
Q: Explain what linkage is, why linked genes do not assort independently, and state what must happen…
A: Gene is defined as the sequence of nucleotides that encode a protein. The linkage term was given by…
Q: E B a. Draw the structure of the acentromeric chromosome using a line and letters to designate loci…
A: Inversion is one type of chromosome aberration where the chromosome segment is excised and…
Q: What is a genome? Describe the following terms/structures as they pertain to a eukaryotic genome:…
A: In genetics, the eukaryotic genome is more advanced than the prokaryotic genome. It consists of…
Q: Discuss the relationship between the recombinationfrequency and the map distance separating two loci…
A: Gene mapping is the way in which a genetic map is designed that will use recombination frequency…
Q: Sketch the chromosome pairing and the different segregation patterns that can arise in an individual…
A: Chromosome - chromosome is defined as the condensed form of chromatin fibers. These chromosomes are…
Q: Define haplotype.
A: Introduction: Genotype of an individual refers to the traits inherited from the parent. Usually, one…
Q: How do you know if its parental or recombinant?
A: Parental and recombinant terms are used for gametes and offspring during reproduction. Offspring…
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- Differentiate between x and n as they apply tochromosome number in euploids and aneuploids.Variations in Chromosome NumberAneuploidy Describe the process of nondisjunction and explain when it takes place during cell division.Derive the gametes produced by an autotetraploid individual with genotype Aaaa undergoing random chromosome segregation