Define nondisjunction, Define nondisjunction, explain how

Define nondisjunction

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Describe Morgan's experiment that provided the first evidence that genes are located on chromosomes
Define the term linked genes and explain why they are not always inherited together
Explain how recombination frequency can be used to build a genetic map.
Describe how karyotypes can be used to detect chromosomal aberrations
Define nondisjunction, explain how it occurs, and give some examples of human disorders resulting from nondisjunction
Define aneuploidy and polyploidy and give an example of each
Define X-inactivation, and explain why having an extra X chromosome (XXX) doesn't have much of an effect on a human female.
Explain how X-inactivation in female cats can result in a coat with patches of orange and black fur
Define chromosome duplication, deletion, inversion, and translocation, and describe their effects on an organisms
Define gene family, describe how gene families can arise through gene duplication and divergence, and give an example of a gene family
Describe the inheritance pattern of mitochondrial genes and Y chromosomes.

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