You Are Working with a Yeast Strain That Carries a Rec8

question 52

Multiple Choice

You are working with a yeast strain that carries a Rec8 mutation.Based on what you know about Rec8,you most likely would expect to observe

• A)meiosis I segregation defects.
• B)meiosis II segregation defects.
• C)failure of sister chromatid separation during meiosis I.
• D)failure of sister chromatid separation during meiosis II.

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Definitions:

Alveoli

Tiny air sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide takes place, crucial for respiratory function in mammals.

Elasticity

The ability of a material or body to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed.

Parabronchi

Minute tubular air passages within the lungs of birds through which respiratory gas exchange occurs, part of their highly efficient respiratory system.

Birds

Warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by feathers, beaks without teeth, and laying hard-shelled eggs.