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Nondisjunction in Meiosis — Overview & Impact on Cells

By Gabi Slizewska
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Each of the chromosome pairs of a human genome are shown. There are two copies of chromosomes 1-20. Chromosome 21 has three, while chromosome two has two. The sex cells are shown as xy and xx.

Image source: By National Human Genome Research Institute CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The diagram above is called a karyotype. It shows the chromosomes that an individual possesses. In which chromosome did nondisjunction occur?

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