Answer:
Cross overs can lead to formation of chromosome pairs that have no mutant allele.
Explanation:
Cross overs can lead to formation of chromosome pairs that have no mutant allele.
For example -
Suppose "X" is a mutant allele and "x" is a mutant free allele.
Now when two homologous chromosomes contains a single mutant allele in different parts of the chromosome are crossed the following offspring are produced
X x
X XX Xx
x Xx xx
"xx" is a mutant free genotype.
Thus, crossing over can create a single mutation-free chromosome
Haploid is the term used when a cell has half the usual number of chromosomes. A normal eukaryote organism<span> is composed of </span>diploid cells<span>, one set of chromosomes from each parent. However, after meiosis, the number of chromosomes in </span>gametes<span>is halved.</span>
<span>Alleles are each of two or more alternative forms of a gene that are found at the same position in a chromosome. Traits on the other hand, are the characteristics that are defined by genes. So the combination of alleles for a gene is what manifests itself into a trait.</span>
