
Human Heredity 11th Edition by Michael Cummings
Edition 11ISBN: 978-1305251052
Human Heredity 11th Edition by Michael Cummings
Edition 11ISBN: 978-1305251052 Exercise 27
A teratogen is an agent that produces nongenetic abnormalities during embryonic or fetal development. Suppose a teratogen is present at conception. As a result, during the first mitotic division the centromeres fail to divide. The teratogen then loses its potency and has no further effect on the embryo. What is the chromosomal complement of this embryo?
Explanation
In a zygote/fetus, each cell has 46 chro...
Human Heredity 11th Edition by Michael Cummings
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