Which of the Following Statements Is TRUE

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• A)In general,inversion and translocation heterozygotes are as fertile as organisms whose chromosomes are in the standard arrangement.
• B)Inversions and translocations are without evolutionary significance.
• C)Translocations may be pericentric or paracentric.
• D)Individuals with familial Down syndrome are trisomic and have 47 chromosomes.
• E)Familial Down syndrome is caused by a translocation involving chromosome 21.

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