Inversion Heterokaryotypes Are Often Characterized as Having Reduced Crossing Over

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Essay

Inversion heterokaryotypes are often characterized as having reduced crossing over and reduced fertility.Assume that you were examining a strain of organisms you knew to be inversion heterokaryotypes and saw a relatively high number of double chromatid bridges extending between anaphase I nuclei.What would be a likely explanation for this observation? Explain with a labeled diagram.

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Psychological Need

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Physiological Ailments

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Factitious Disorder

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Munchausen Syndrome

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