Patau Syndrome is a chromosomal condition known as Trisomy 1…

Patau Syndrome is a chromosomal condition known as Trisomy 13 and is caused by a translocation. Surviving children with this condition have several developmental disabilities, polydactyly, and multiple organ defects among other issues. Explain what Trisomy 13 means, what a translocation is, and when it might occur during meiosis.

The ant Myrmecia pilosula has the smallest number of chromos…

The ant Myrmecia pilosula has the smallest number of chromosomes possible in a eukaryote: females possess only one pair of chromosomes, and males have only one chromosome! Put another way, female M. pilosula can be described as having the haploid condition n = 1 and the diploid condition 2n = 2. Based on this scenario as well as your knowledge of gamete formation, a female M. pilosula can produce gametes with ________ different sets of chromosomes.