Imagine that sex cells divided by mitosis instead of meiosis. what would then be the result of fertilization of an ovum by a sperm cell?

a. fertilization would result in the formation of two identical cells.
b. the new individual would be identical to only one of the parents.
c. fertilization would cause crossing-over and recombination of genes.
d. cells of the new individual would have double the necessary number of chromosomes.

What best explains whether bromine (br) or neon (ne) is more likely to form a covalent bond? bromine forms covalent bonds because it has seven valence electrons, but neon has eight valence electrons and already fulfills the octet rule. bromine forms covalent bonds because it has many electron shells, but neon has only two electron shells and is tightly bound to its electrons. neon forms covalent bonds because it can share its valence electrons, but bromine has seven valence electrons and can gain only one more electron. neon forms covalent bonds because it has only two electron shells, but bromine has many electron shells and will lose electrons in order to fulfill the octet rule.