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Kobotan [32]
3 years ago
5

Explain how nondisjunction can lead to aneuploidies

Biology
2 answers:
BaLLatris [955]3 years ago
6 0

Nondisjunction occurs when chromatids do not separate.

Aneuplodies have irregular numbers of chromosomes.

An aneuplody can occur as the result of a nondisjunciton.

nirvana33 [79]3 years ago
3 0
In nondisjunction, if members of a pair of homologous chromosomes do not move apart during meiosis I or sister chromatids fail to separate during meiosis II, this means one gamete receives 2 of the same kind of chromosome and i<span>f either one of these abnormal gametes unites with a normal one at fertilization, the zygote will also have an abnormal number of particular chromosomes; which is known as an aneuploidy.</span>
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