A Meiocyte of an Organism Heterozygous for a Reciprocal Translocation

question 48

Multiple Choice

A meiocyte of an organism heterozygous for a reciprocal translocation goes through meiosis and results in four viable meiotic products.The most likely explanation is that:

• A)there was adjacent segregation.
• B)there was alternate segregation.
• C)a suppressor mutation occurred.
• D)the translocation breakpoints were very close to the centromeres.
• E)the translocation reverted.

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