Imagine meiosis in a diploid organism that only has a single chromosome.Like most diploid organisms, it received one copy of this chromosome from each of its parents and the two homologs are genetically distinct.If only a single homologous recombination event occurs during meiosis, which of the following choices below correctly describes the four gametes formed?
A) None of the gametes will contain chromosomes identical to the chromosomes found in the original diploid cell.
B) All four of the gametes will have chromosomes identical to the chromosomes found in the original diploid cell.
C) Three of the gametes will have chromosomes identical to the chromosomes found in the original diploid cell, while one of the gametes will have chromosomes that are different.
D) Two of the gametes will have chromosomes identical to the chromosomes found in the original diploid cell, while two of the gametes will have chromosomes that are different.
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Q6: Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A)Asexual
Q7: During sexual reproduction, novel mixtures of alleles
Q8: Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A)Another
Q9: Organisms that reproduce sexually
A)must be haploid, unlike
Q10: Which of the following statements about meiosis
Q12: Which of the following statements about the
Q13: The formation of a bivalent during meiosis
Q14: After the first meiotic cell division,
A)two haploid
Q15: You examine a worm that has two
Q16: A single nondisjunction event during meiosis
A)will block
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