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22. Sperms and eggs are produced through a process called Meiosis, which occurs in
the testes of the male and in the ovaries of the female, one cell is split into 4 with
their being 4 viable sperm at the end for males and only 1 viable egg for females.
23. When a fertilized zygote is formed it is when the egg is fertilized by the sperm, if each
of these gametes have 23 chromosomes each then combined the zygote will have
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24. A genetic disorder will occur.
25. This happens during nondisjunction when homologous chromosomes fail to separate
during meiosis.
26. A genetic disorder will occur.
27. The four types of DNA are: Autosomal DNA, X Chromosome DNA, Y Chromosome
DNA, and Mitochondrial DNA. Autosomal DNA and X Chromosome DNA can tell us
about deep ancestry and recent ancestry. Y chromosome DNA can show information
about paternal lineage. Mitochondrial DNA can show information about maternal
lineage.
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29. One set of chromosomes is passed from the mother to the child and another set is
passed from the father to the child.