Consequences of Non-Disjunction Errors in Gametes
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What would be the result if a gamete contained a non-disjunction error and took part in fertilization?

  • Multiple deletion mutations would occur and developmental disorders would be produced.
  • The offspring produced would have too many or too few chromosomes. (correct)
  • Genetic defects that the parents have suffered are inherited by the offspring.
  • The offspring would contain 92 chromosomes.

    • What would happen if a gamete with a non-disjunction error fertilized normally?

  • Multiple deletion mutations would occur and developmental disorders would be produced.
  • Genetic defects that the parents have suffered are inherited by the offspring.
  • The offspring produced would have too many or too few chromosomes. (correct)
  • The offspring would contain 92 chromosomes.

    • What is the consequence of a non-disjunction error in a gamete during fertilization?

  • The offspring produced would have too many or too few chromosomes. (correct)
  • Multiple deletion mutations would occur and developmental disorders would be produced.
  • The offspring would contain 92 chromosomes.
  • Genetic defects that the parents have suffered are inherited by the offspring.

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