Genetics: From Genes to Genomes, 5th edition
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ISBN: 9780073525310
Author: Leland H. Hartwell, Michael L. Goldberg, Janice A. Fischer, Leroy Hood, Charles F. Aquadro
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 4, Problem 3P
The figure that follows shows the metaphase chromosomes of a male of a particular species. These chromosomes are prepared as they would be for a karyotype, but they have not yet been ordered in pairs of decreasing size.
| a. | How many centromeres are shown? |
| b. | How many chromosomes are shown? |
| c. | How many chromatids are shown? |
| d. | How many pairs of homologous chromosomes are shown? |
| e. | How many chromosomes on the figure are metacentric? Acrocentric? |
| f. | What is the likely mode of sex determination in this species? What would you predict to be different about the karyotype of a female in this species? |
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Chapter 4 Solutions
Genetics: From Genes to Genomes, 5th edition
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