Consider a cell in which all of the homologous chromosomes experience nondisjunction during meiosis I. What would be the result of this event?

A. two polyploid gametes
B. one trisomic and three monosomic gametes
C. four aneuploid gametes
D. four monosomic gametes
E. four aneuploid gametes: one trisomic and three monosomic


A. two polyploid gametes

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