According to Bridges's proposal, exceptional phenotypes and unusual karyotypes were the result of rare mistakes in meiosis caused by the failure of X chromosomes to separate properly in either the first or second meiotic division in females

What term is used in referring to this phenomenon?


nondisjunction

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Match the following prefixes with their relationship to the standard base unit (g, m, L):

Centi A) 1/100 B) 1/1,000,000 C) 1000 D) 1/1000

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