Consider a cell in which nondisjunction occurs for all chromosomes during meiosis I. What would be the result of this event?
A. four aneuploid gametes
B. two haploid gametes and two polyploidgametes
C. two haploid gametes and one aneuploid gamete with an extra set of chromosomes
D. four haploid gametes
E. two aneuploid gametes, each with an extra set of chromosomes
Answer: E
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