BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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Chapter 9.7, Problem 4MC
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The reason due to which some children are born with extra autosomes.
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Nondisjunction is an error usually occurs during cell division. These errors can result in the production of gametes having extra or missing chromosomes. These errors can result in chromosomal abnormalities which can have a devastating effect on the health of an individual.
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BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
Ch. 9.1 - Prob. 1MCCh. 9.1 - Prob. 2MCCh. 9.1 - Prob. 3MCCh. 9.2 - Prob. 1MCCh. 9.2 - Draw a karyotype for a cell with a diploid number...Ch. 9.2 - Prob. 3MCCh. 9.3 - Prob. 1MCCh. 9.3 - Prob. 2MCCh. 9.3 - Prob. 3MCCh. 9.3 - Prob. 4MC
Ch. 9.4 - Prob. 1MCCh. 9.4 - Prob. 2MCCh. 9.5 - Prob. 1MCCh. 9.5 - Prob. 2MCCh. 9.5 - Prob. 3MCCh. 9.6 - Prob. 1MCCh. 9.6 - In what ways are mitosis and meiosis different?Ch. 9.7 - Prob. 1MCCh. 9.7 - Prob. 2MCCh. 9.7 - Draw a diagram to show how nondisjunction of all...Ch. 9.7 - Prob. 4MCCh. 9.7 - Prob. 5MCCh. 9 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 9 - Prob. 2MCQCh. 9 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 9 - Prob. 4MCQCh. 9 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 9 - Which of the following best describes what happens...Ch. 9 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 9 - Explain why evolution often selects traits that...Ch. 9 - Prob. 2WIOCh. 9 - Sketch the relationships among mitosis, meiosis,...Ch. 9 - What is the difference between haploid and diploid...Ch. 9 - In some animals, females can reproduce by...Ch. 9 - How are mitosis and meiosis different?Ch. 9 - Prob. 7WIOCh. 9 - Prob. 8WIOCh. 9 - List some examples of chromosome abnormalities,...Ch. 9 - Some large companies in the United States cover...Ch. 9 - Prob. 1PITCh. 9 - Prob. 2PITCh. 9 - Where do the members of each pair of homologous...Ch. 9 - Review section 9.5 and the Survey the Landscape...
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