Week 1 Objective 4: list and describe types of meiotic disturbances resulting in chromosomal aberrations Flashcards
1
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Somatic cell versus Reproductive cell
A
Somatic cells are nonreproductive
Reproductive cells are germ cells
2
Q
Gameteogensis
A
spermatogenesis and oogenesis
3
Q
Nondisjunction
A
Aneuploidy (abnormal) a problem of nondisjunction
monosomy and trisomy
4
Q
Changes in part of a chromosome include
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Translocations
deletions
inversions
duplications
5
Q
Monoploidy
A
haploidy
Single set of chromosomes
6
Q
Diploidy
A
Two complete sets of chromosomes
7
Q
Polyploidy
A
More than two complete sets of chromosomes
