EBK CONCEPTS OF GENETICS
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Author: Killian
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Chapter 2, Problem 31ESP
A species of cereal rye (Secale cereale) has a chromosome number of 14, while a species of Canadian wild rye (Elymus canadensis) has a chromosome number of 28. Sterile hybrids can be produced by crossing Secale with Elymus.
- (a) What would be the expected chromosome number in the somatic cells of the hybrids?
- (b) Given that none of the chromosomes pair at meiosis I in the sterile hybrid (Hang and Franckowlak, 1984), speculate on the anaphase I separation patterns of these chromosomes.
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