Question 2: (2 points) Dude, a chromosomally normal male, is married to Dudette,

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Question 2:            (2 points)

Dude, a chromosomally normal male, is married to Dudette, who is also chromosomally normal. Their son, Dudester, has Klinefelter syndrome.

Please indicate whether each of the following events could have produced the Dudester.

In each case, assume that ALL other phases of cell division occur normally. For example, if the non-disjunction occurs in meiosis I in Dude, this implies that meiosis II in Dude is normal, and so is meiosis I and II in Dudette.

a.            Non-disjunction in meiosis I in Dudette

b.            Non-disjunction in meiosis II in Dudette

c.            Non-disjunction in meiosis I in Dude

d.            Non-disjunction in meiosis II in Dude

*Please explain each situation a-d and WHY they would or would not occur

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Question 2: (2 points) Dude, a chromosomally normal male, is married to Dudette,

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