Consider the two cells going through meiosis II during gametogenesis. In one of these two cells, if all of the chomosomes experi

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ence non-disjunction, what will be the result at the completion of meiosis? Remember, n represents a copy of the genome.

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Gennadij [26K] · Answer 1 · 2022-07-23T02:20:46+03:00

Answer:

<h2>Two normal cells, n and n;</h2><h2>One cell lacks chromosomes : n-n</h2><h2>One cell contain extra set of chromosomes: n+n=2n</h2>

Explanation:

If all of the chromosomes experience non-dis-junction in meiosis II, means that sister chromatids failed to separate during meiosis II then

a. half the cells are normal containing n number of chromosomes (n).

b. One cell lacks whole set of chromosomes

c. and one cell with two copies of the chromosomes (n+n).