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Chapter 13: Q. 9 (page 343)
In agriculture, polyploid crops (like coffee, strawberries,or bananas) tend to produce ____.
a. more uniformity
b. more variety
c. larger yields
d. smaller yields
The Correct answer is c.
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Figure Which of the following statements about nondisjunction is true?
a. Nondisjunction only results in gametes with or chromosomes.
b. Nondisjunction occurring during meiosis II results in percent normal gametes.
c. Nondisjunction during meiosis I results in percent normal gametes.
d. Nondisjunction always results in four different kinds of gametes
Which recombination frequency corresponds to perfect linkage and violates the law of independent assortment?
a. 0
b. 0.25
c. 0.50
d. 0.75
Abnormalities in the number of X chromosomes tends to have milder phenotypic effects than the same abnormalities in autosomes because of _______
a. deletions
b. nonhomologous recombination
c. synapsis
d. X inactivation
Assume a pericentric inversion occurred in one of two homologs prior to meiosis. The other homolog remains normal. During meiosis, what structure—if any—would these homologs assume in order to pair accurately along their lengths?
a. V formation
b. cruciform
c. loop
d. pairing would not be possible
X-linked recessive traits in humans (or in Drosophila) are observed ________.
a. in more males than females
b. in more females than males
c. in males and females equally
d. in different distributions depending on the trait
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