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VMariaS [17]
3 years ago
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What might happen to a cell if it was missing some chromosomes?

Biology
1 answer:
qwelly [4]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

The phenomenon of unequal separation in meiosis is called nondisjunction. If nondisjunction causes a missing chromosome in a haploid gamete, the diploid zygote it forms with another gamete willcontain only one copy of that chromosome from the other parent, a condition known as monosomy.

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