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If nondisjunction occurs in a chromosome pair, what will be its effect on the gametes and the offspring in a relation to the alleles present in the chromosome?

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Course List)

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305251052

Author:Michael Cummings

Publisher:Michael Cummings

Chapter6: Cytogenetics: Karyotypes And Chromosome Aberrations

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 16QP: Assume that a meiotic-nondisjunction event causes trisomy 8 in a newborn. If two of the three copies...

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