What explains the viability of individuals with aneuploidies for the sex chromosomes?
A) Sex chromosomes carry less information than autosomes.
B) The lack of crossing-over between the X and the Y chromosomes.
C) Sex chromosomes are smaller than most autosomes.
D) The information on sex chromosomes is duplicated on the autosomes.
E) Dosage compensation, by which one X chromosome per cell is inactivated.
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Q27: Autosomal aneuploidies arise by:
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