Mitotic nondisjunction can occur, particularly in tumor cells. Assume a single nondisjunction event involving the X chromosome occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis in a human female. First, consider the daughter cell with the smaller number of chromosomes: How many total chromosomes will this cell have?  How many X chromosomes will this cell have?    Next, consider the daughter cell with the larger number of chromosomes: How many total chromosomes will this cell have?  How many X chromosomes will this cell have?

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Mitotic nondisjunction can occur, particularly in tumor cells.

Assume a single nondisjunction event involving the X chromosome occurs in a cell undergoing mitosis in a human female.

First, consider the daughter cell with the smaller number of chromosomes:

How many total chromosomes will this cell have? 

How many X chromosomes will this cell have? 

 

Next, consider the daughter cell with the larger number of chromosomes:

How many total chromosomes will this cell have? 

How many X chromosomes will this cell have? 

 

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