A meiocyte of an organism heterozygous for a reciprocal translocation goes through meiosis and results in four viable meiotic products.The most likely explanation is that:
A)there was adjacent segregation.
B)there was alternate segregation.
C)a suppressor mutation occurred.
D)the translocation breakpoints were very close to the centromeres.
E)the translocation reverted.

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Alternate segregation of the translocated chromosomes during meiosis can result in four viable meiotic products. In alternate segregation, the two normal chromosomes segregate to one pole and the two translocated chromosomes segregate to the other pole, resulting in two normal and two translocated chromosomes in the gametes. This is the most likely explanation for the viable meiotic products seen in the heterozygous organism carrying a reciprocal translocation.

A Meiocyte of an Organism Heterozygous for a Reciprocal Translocation