The condition that exists when an organism gains or loses a single chromosome is known as

Q: Various forms that a single gene can have are called loci autosomes chromatids alleles…

A: A gene is a segment of DNA which is a basic and functional unit of heredity. The DNA in the gene is…

Q: inversions is NO true? The inversion mutations will produce zero phenotypic effects since there is…

A: Chromosomal inversion is a kind of mutation. Mutation is any abrupt change in the gene which may or…

Q: In 1-3 sentences each define the follwing terms:  genetic linkage, crossing over, X-inactivation,…

A: The study of the heredity, variations is known as Genetics. The genetics that is related to the…

Q: Which meiosis is the main focus of study? Label it on your drawing.

A: When the single cell divides two times and produces four cells which contains the half of the…

Q: How many chromosomes are found in a single cell during Metaphase II of Meiosis II

A: Meiosis is a type of cell division in which the parent cell divides twice into four daughter cells…

Q: Human Somatic (non reproductive) cells have 46 chromosomes organized into 23 pairs.  A human somatic…

A: Cell division by mitosis is one of the most important life processes that are a part of the…

Q: Physical recombination leading to the production of recombinant progeny classes occurs during___

A: Recombination is the creation of new Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid (DNA) molecule(s) from two parental…

Q: identify and label the chromosomes number (1-22). also, identify if it is male or female by labeling…

A: Humans have two sets of 23 chromosomes because each person receives two sets, one from their mother…

Q: Genes that are present on one sex chromosome but not theother are called_________ .

A: The genes are formed by the Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of an organism. These genes code all of the…

Q: ___________ chromosome aneuploidy is usually welltolerated because only one X chromosomeremains…

A: Step 1 Aneuploidy (Heteroploidy) is a numerical change in the chromosome number in the genome or…

Q: The pairing up of duplicated homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis is called ____ and…

A: ANSWER) The pairing up of duplicated homologous chromosomes during prophase I of meiosis is called…

Q: A diploid body (somatic) cell from a fruit fly contains eight chromosomes. This means that…

A: The number of chromosomes in somatic cell of a fruit fly i.e. diploid number (2n) of chromosomes is…

Q: Chromosome nondisjunction during either meioticdivision creates unbalanced gametes and thus…

A: Aneuploidy can be defined as the presence of an abnormal number of chromosomes in a cell. For…

Q: At the end of normal meiosis, the daughter cells are: aneuploid diploid O haploid tetraploid

A: Meiosis: Occurs in sexually reproducing eukaryotes. In meiocytes only. Reductional division.

Q: n-disjunction is the word we use to describe the failure of a pair of homologous chromosomes or ter…

A: Answer :: 1) Gametes are the product of meiosis which reduce the number of chromosomes to half in…

Q: In meiosis, independent assortment is the process of physical exchange of DNA between homologous…

A: law of independent assortment proposed by father of genetics, Gregor Johan Mendel. This law states…

Q: An abnormality in which there is one more or one fewer than the normal number of chromosomes is…

A: Every organism has a defined number of sets of chromosomes in its genome. Ploidy refers to the…

Q: In meiosis, crossing over occurs during ___________ of meiosis___________

A: Meiosis is a cell division process in which a diploid cell(2n) gets divided into four haploid(n)…

Q: A fertilized egg will develop into a boy if it receives a/n_____________chromosome from its father.

A: Ans: Fertilization: It is the process in which haploid gamets such as eggs and sperms are fused in…

Q: normal somatic cells of an organism have 100 chromosomes. how many chromosomes will be present in…

A: Chromosomes are long thread like structures that carry coded genetic in the form of genes. This…

Q: The gene that determines whether a child becomes a Male or a female is located on a specific pair of…

A: There are two types of chromosomes found in our body, autosomes and allosomes.  Autosomes are found…

Q: Aneuploidy is the loss or gain of one or more______________?

A: Cells are the basic structural and functional unit of the organism. Cell division is the process in…

Q: The image represents a cell in of Meiosis. anaphase I O metaphase I| telophase I O anaphase II

A: Meiosis I, is the first meiotic division, where the number of cells get doubled but the quantity of…

Q: A condition where the number of chromosomes is beyond diploid is referred to as

A: Diploid condition refers to having two sets of genetic material or choromomes. It occurs usually in…

Q: Chromosome inversion loops occur during meiosis in ______________ .   chromosome duplications…

A: Inversion is a type of chromosomal rearrangement in which a single chromosome breaks and rearranges.…

Q: A transfer of genes between non-homologous chromosomes is known as   aneuploidy   crossing over…

A: DNA is the genetic material in most living organisms. It is the information hub of the cell that…

Q: If the genotype of an organism is RRRRBBbb, list all the possible gametes

A: An organism has phenotype and genotype. Phenotype is the observable characteristics and genotype is…

Q: Aneuploidy is caused by ______, the failureof two homologous chromosomes to separate in meiosis.

A: Aneuploidy is the presence of an abnormal number of chromosomes in a cell, for example a human cell…

Q: Figure 1. A diploid cell during the Gl phase

A: Cell division is splitting process in which parent cell undergo splitting and give rise to new cell…

Q: Translocations ___________ Part of OneChromosome to Another Chromosome

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

Q: Please refer to the human karyotype, below, to describe the chromosomal abnormality inherited by…

A: Karyotyping is a process that gives us a wide view of all the chromosomes of an individual. The…

Q: Submit a Discussion Thread in which you describe BUT DO NOT IDENTIFYone stage of Mitosis OR Meiosis.…

A: Mitosis is the somatic cell division process. The daughter cells formed after completion of mitosis…

Q: due to an idenpendent assortment what is the posible genetic make up of gametes produced by the…

A: The law of independent assortment was given by Mendel and it is the third law of genetics. It states…

Q: Meiosis, oh meiosis, let me tell you what it means. It's a special kind of cell division with some…

A: Meiosis is a type of cell division that occurs in sexually reproducing organisms, which involves the…

Q: Polyploidy occurs when the chromosome number is increased or decreased by a multiple of the diploid…

A: Polyploidy is the heritable condition in which more than two sets of chromosomes are present.…

Q: Create an artwork (illustration/drawing) that differentiates autosomes and sex chromosomes.

A: The main difference between autosomes and sex chromosomes is that autosomes are the chromosomes…

Q: If an organism's diploid number is 66, it's haploid number is

A: In many organisms, including humans, there are two types of cells: somatic cells, which make up most…

Q: The chromosomes that do not differ between males and females are called autosomes. False True

A: Step 1 Chromosomes are DNA-protein hereditary structures. Chromosomes are formed by condensation of…

Q: Chromosome All possible chromosome configurations at diakinesis Mutation number wwm Monosomy Trisomy…

A: Aneuploidy occurs due to loss or gain of one or more chromosome.

Q: Sex chromosome aneuploidy is usually welltolerated because only one X chromosomeremains __________…

A: Step 1 Aneuploidy is the numerical change in the chromosome number in the genome or genomes of an…

Q: Write the name of the term that describes the phrase. Non-identical chromosomes that determine male…

A: The non-homologous chromosome is referred to as a type of chromosome present in the nucleus that are…

Q: When 23 pairs of human chromosomes are arranged in a diploid set, this layout  is called a

A: A chromosome is a long DNA molecule with part or the entirety of the hereditary material of a…

Q: true or false: nondisjunction during meiosis is the cause of down syndrome

A: Down syndrome is caused by failure of chromosomes during meiosis. cell division which results in the…

Q: Gametes of pureline diploid organisms are_____________________ (please select all correct answer…

A: The process of reproduction assures the survival of species on the planet. It is the most important…

Mitochondrial Mutations

A mitochondrion is a cellular organelle that serves as the site for cellular respiration and energy production (ATP or Adenosine Triphosphate). It is a double-membrane-bound organelle and is only present in eukaryotic cells.