What Is the Process Whereby Gametes from Each Parent Fuse

question 127

Multiple Choice

What is the process whereby gametes from each parent fuse to produce a new cell?

• A) independent assortment
• B) spermatogenesis
• C) gametogenesis
• D) oogenesis
• E) fertilization

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Definitions:

Pleiotropy

A genetic phenomenon where a single gene influences multiple phenotypic traits, which can be seemingly unrelated.

Affects

Refers to the experience of feeling or emotion, especially as it influences behavior and thoughts.

Traits

Characteristics or features of organisms passed from parents to offspring through genes.

Heterozygous

Referring to having two different alleles of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent.