Genetics: Analysis and Principles 5th Edition by Robert Brooker

Exercise 60

With regard to question C13, how would the phenomenon of crossing over affect the results In other words, would the probability of a gamete inheriting only paternal chromosomes be higher or lower Explain your answer.Question C13
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