If the X chromosome crosses over with the Y chromosome, the resulting gametes are likely to generate healthy offspring.

a. true
b. false


Ans: b. false
(Crossing over between two different chromosomes will generate gametes that do not have a full set of genes, which is likely to cause the death of offspring.)

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