During normal meiosis, homologous chromosomes pair up and separate so that each gamete receives a copy of every chromosome. sometimes an error is made during this separation and homologous chromosomes fail to separate. this results in one gamete that has two copies of the chromosome, and another gamete that does not have the chromosome at all. this type of error is known as and usually results in zygotes that either do not develop to term or have severe abnormalities. a. chromosome inversion b. chromosome insertion c. chromosome translocation d. chromosome nondisjunction

1. the passing of is the basis of heredity. 2. our encode the instructions that define our traits. 3. each of us has thousands of genes, which are made of and reside in our chromosomes. 4. in addition to our genes, the we live in also define our traits. 5. humans have two complete sets of chromosomes. 6. when parents conceive a child, each parent contributes set of chromosomes. 7. every child receives of its chromosomes from the mother and half from the father. 8. this transfer takes place at when the father’s sperm joins the mother’s egg. 9. while most cells in our bodies have two sets of chromosomes, or a total of egg and sperm each have chromosomes. 10. when egg and sperm unite they create a single cell called a 11. each parent contributes complete set of chromosomes to their child. 12. since the parents contribute the chromosomes to each new child, every child inherits a unique set of chromosomes. 13. as a result, every baby will have a combination of traits.

Why was mendel's work not accepted at the time? o a. his results were false. o b. he did not repeat his experiments. o c. he did not have any data. o d. his results were surprising,

What was the purpose of mendel's experiments with dihybrid crosses? a. to determine if dna was a transforming factor b. to determine if traits could be recessive c. to determine if traits affected each other d. to determine if traits had more than one allele