Maintenance of a tetraploid species depends on the which factors?

Q: Describe how reciprocal translocations align during meiosis and how they segregate.

A: RECIPROCAL TRANSLOCATION:-  When the two non-homologous chromosomes exchange information/material…

Q: How is aneuploidy different from polyploidy? What are the mechanisms by which aneuploidy and…

A: Cells are the fundamental unit of life. Cell division is the process by which two daughter cells…

Q: Distinguish the following: euploidy, aneuploidy, and polyploidy; monosomy and trisomy.

A: Nondisjunction of chromosomes occurs happens during anaphase, when a pair of homologous chromosomes…

Q: Is the prothallium haploid or diploid?

A: The group of autotrophic organisms that have eukaryotic cells composing of cell walls is known as…

Q: explain the particular kinds of tetrads observed in terms of the various types of meioses possible?

A: So, a tetrad is the foursome during meiosis made by two homologous chromosomes that have each…

Q: What is aneuploidy? Whatare the conditions caused bythe aneuploidies?

A: The chromosomes are thread-like structure located in the nuclei of both plant and animal cells. They…

Q: what is the benefit of crossing over?

A: REPRODUCTION:- It is the production of offspring from the parents. It is of two types:- 1)Asexual…

Q: What advantages and disadvantages do polyploid plants have?

A: Polyploidy means when a cell has more than two pairs of homologous sets of chromosome.

Q: Define these pairs of terms, and distinguish between them. autotetraploid/amphidiploid

A: Autotetraploid are organisms whose chromosome has four copies of a similar genome. This can occur…

Q: What is Euploidy and its types?

A: Chromosomes are carrier of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). DNA is the genetic material. Each species…

Q: discuss the The genetics of tetraploidy.

A: Chromosomal aberration is referred to as abnormality in the sequence or the arrangement of the…

Q: Contrast the fertility of an allotetraploid with an autotriploid and an autotetraploid.

A: Allotetraploid refers to the 4 sets of chromosomes that are derived from different species.…

Q: What is a tetraploid plant?

A: Polyploidy is referred to as a condition in which the cells consist of more than one pair of each…

Q: How does Allels relate to chromosome copy number (ploidy)?

A: Alleles are different forms of a gene that may occur alternatively at a given locus on a chromosome.…

Q: What is a Haploid

A: Ploidy is the number of the set of chromosomes that are present in the nucleus. It can be haploid or…

Q: why is it important for germ cells to be haploid?

A: Each species of organism have different sets of chromosomes. So understanding the chromosomes is…

Q: Explain the Variations of Euploidy?

A: Variations in species exist due to variations in the chromosome structure as well as the chromosome…

Q: Aneuploidy is typically detrimental, whereas polyploidy is sometimes beneficial, particularly in…

A: Ploidy refers to the chromosomal number in an organism. Euploidy is a condition when two pairs of…

Q: Distinguish between polyploidy and aneuploidy

A: A chromosome is a tiny thread-like structure found in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells (animal and…

Q: What happens When a gamete is fertilized by a standard haploid gamete ?

A: BASIC INFORMATION  GAMETES  These are basically the reproductive cells of the organisms. Sex cells…

Q: does chain abberation due to translocation mutation result to fertile gametes

A: Translocation is a structural change in the chromosome and includes the exchange of chromatin…

Q: Define aneuploidy.how is it different from polyploidy?

A: Chromosomes are thread-like structures that are located in the nucleus. It is composed of protein…

Q: What is the difference between the haploid and diploid number?

A: Ploidy It gives the information about the number of sets of chromosomes found in the nucleus.…

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: What is Allotetraploid?

A: Chromosomes are long thread-like structures that carry coded genetic information in the form of DNA.…

Q: What is an allodiploid? What factor determines the fertility of anallodiploid? Why are…

A: Reproduction is the process of the formation of new offspring. The ability of an individual to…

Q: In a Robertsonian translocation, reciprocal exchangesbetween two ____________ chromosomes generate a…

A: Chromosomes are long thread-like structures that carry coded genetic information in the form of DNA.…

Q: From figures 2 and 3 which ones are haploid and which are diploid?

A: This figure is showing meiosis Meiosis : It is a type of cell division that occurs in germ cells .…

Q: Polyploid plants can be larger than theirdiploid counterparts explain how ?

A: Polyploidy may be a condition within which a cells of  have over two pairs of homologous sets of…

Q: In polyploid organisms, what does n refers to .?

A: Ploidy refers to the number of sets of chromosomes that are present in a cell and hence determining…

Q: An organism has a haploid number of 36. What is the organism diploid number ?

A: Ploidy is a term which describe the number of sets of chromosomes in a cell. The term haploid…

Q: List four major types of aneuploidy.

A: Chromosomes are thread-like structures situated inside the nucleus of plant and animal cells.…

Q: One Diploid Cell Produces which Four Haploid Cells?

A: Introduction  All cells with some exceptions undergo cell division in order to multiply. During cell…

Q: Why does aneuploidy increase with maternal age?

A: A normal human cell has 46 chromosomes. Aneuploidy is a condition when a human cell has an abnormal…

Q: explain the distinction between x and n as they apply tochromosome number in euploids and…

A: Chromosomes are long thread-like structures that carry coded genetic information in the form of DNA.…

Q: explain the meiotic segregation of reciprocal translocations.

A: RECIPROCAL SEGREGATION results from exchange of two terminal segments from different chromosomes.…

Q: discuss the Variations of Euploidy

A: Euploidy is a type of chromosomal aberration. Chromosome is a compact structure of a DNA molecule…

Q: Are mules sterile because they are hybrids of two different species or because they have an odd…

A: A mule is the offspring of a male donkey (jack) and a female horse (mare). Horses and donkeys are…

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: Explain why allotetraploids are more likely than allodiploids to be fertile?

A: Fertility is the ability of an individual to produce an offspring. It is different from fecundity,…

Q: Describe the process that results in the formation of a tetrad.

A: Meiosis: It is the process of cell division forming four daughter cells that contain half of the…

Q: An organism has a diploid number of 16 in a primaryoocyte. How many tetrads are present in prophase…

A: Deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA is a type of nucleic acid present in the nucleus of the cell. It is a…

Q: explain briefly    The genetics of tetraploidy

A: Euploidy is a variation in chromosomes that includes entire chromosomal set in a cell or organism.…

Q: how does colchicine causes euploidy in onion root tip cells?

A: Variations in the number of chromosomes can be of two types as follows. 1. Aneuploidy: It involves…