What causes nondisjunction? Give one example of nondisjunction
What will be an ideal response?
Nondisjunction occurs when chromosomes or strands do not separate during either of the two
divisions. One of the daughter cells gets two copies of the affected chromosome and the other
gets none. Trisomy 21 is one of the best-studied examples of nondisjunction.
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a. It attempts to answer questions about the recent past that history books have answered unsatisfactorily. b. It favors the study of disenfranchised groups. c. Focus is on the oldest, largest and most historically significant sites. d. Attempts to uncover the history of African Americans. e. Focus on sites for which there is no written history.
The word ___________ is an example of both a coined word and a word which has experienced meaning shift
a. bogus b. butterpillar c. spam d. uptight
An unwritten, culturally embedded rule that prevents an individual from becoming wealthier or more powerful than anyone else is known as __________
A) personalized consumption B) depersonalized consumption C) balanced exchange D) a leveling mechanism
Vertical clinging and leaping is a locomotor pattern frequently practiced by which of the following?
a. Apes b. Lemurs and tarsiers c. Gibbons d. Old World monkeys e. Terrestrial monkeys