Genetics: Analysis and Principles 4th Edition by Robert Brooker

Exercise 13

A cell has four pairs of chromosomes. Assuming that crossing over does not occur, what is the probability that a gamete will contain all of the paternal chromosomes If n equals the number of chromosomes in a set, which of the following expressions can be used to calculate the probability that a gamete will receive all of the paternal chromosomes: (1/2) n , (1/2) n 1 , or n 1/2