Chapter 8: Problem 32
Which of the following terms should not be used to describe a human with three copies of chromosome 12 ? A. Polyploid B. Triploid C. Aneuploid D. Euploid E. \(2 n+1\) F. Trisomy 12
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Chapter 8: Problem 32
Which of the following terms should not be used to describe a human with three copies of chromosome 12 ? A. Polyploid B. Triploid C. Aneuploid D. Euploid E. \(2 n+1\) F. Trisomy 12
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A diploid fruit fly has eight chromosomes. Which of the following terms should not be used to describe a fruit fly with four sets of chromosomes? A. Polyploid B. Aneuploid C. Euploid D. Tetraploid E. \(4 n\)
What is an allodiploid? What factor determines the fertility of an allodiploid? Why are allotetraploids more likely than allodiploids to be fertile?
A cytogeneticist has collected tissue samples from members of a certain butterfly species. Some of the butterflies were located in Canada, and others were found in Mexico. Through karyotyping, the cytogeneticist discovered that chromosome 5 of the Canadian butterflies had a large inversion compared with chromosome 5 of the Mexican butterflies. The Canadian butterflies were inversion homozygotes, whereas the Mexican butterflies had two normal copies of chromosome \(5 .\) A. Explain whether a mating between Canadian and Mexican butterflies would produce phenotypically normal offspring. B. Explain whether the offspring of a cross between Canadian and Mexican butterflies would be fertile.
Table 8.1 shows that Turner syndrome occurs when an individual inherits one \(\mathrm{X}\) chromosome but lacks a second sex chromosome. Can Turner syndrome be due to nondisjunction during oogenesis, spermatogenesis, or both? If a phenotypically normal couple has a color-blind child (due to a recessive X-linked allele) with Turner syndrome, did nondisjunction occur during oogenesis or spermatogenesis in this child's parents? Explain your answer.
Two phenotypically normal parents produce a phenotypically abnormal child in which chromosome 5 is missing part of its long arm but has a piece of chromosome 7 attached to it. The child also has one normal copy of chromosome 5 and two normal copies of chromosome 7. With regard to chromosomes 5 and 7 , what do you think are the chromosomal compositions of the parents?
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