Study Guide for Campbell Biology
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
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Chapter 13, Problem 2TYK
Asexual reproduction of a diploid organism
- a. is impossible because the chromosome number would double each generation.
- b. usually involves spores produced by meiosis.
- c. produces variation among sibling offspring.
- d. produces offspring identical to each other and the parent.
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- How would each of the following events affect the outcome of mitosis or meiosis? a. Mitotic cohesin fails to form early in mitosis. b. Shugoshin is absent during meiosis. c. Shugoshin does not break down after anaphase I of meiosis. d. Separase is defective.arrow_forwardNondisjunction is when chromosomes do not separate correctly in anaphase. Nondisjunction in meiosis II produces A. two cells with too many chromosomes and two cells with too few chromosomes. B. two cells with the correct number of chromosomes and two cells with too many chromosomes. C. two cells with too many chromosomes; one with too many chromosomes and one with the correct number of chromosomes. D. two cells with the correct numbers of chromosomes; one cell with too many chromosomes and one cell with too few chromosomes.arrow_forwardMatch the following with the term that best describes them ✓number of cells after meiosis ✓number of cells before meiosis ✓type of cells that undergo mitosis ✓number of chromosomes after meiosis ✓type of cells that undergo meiosis ✓ number of chromosomes before meiosis A. diploid B. haploid C. one D.four E. gonads F. somaticarrow_forward
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