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Question: Three copies of chromosome – 21 in child with Down’s syndrome have been formed analysed using molecu...

Three copies of chromosome – 21 in child with Down’s syndrome have been formed analysed using molecular biology technology to detect any possible DNA po9lymorphism with reference to different alleles located on chromosome – 21. Results showed that out of 3copies 2 of the chromosomes of the child contain the same alleles as one of the mother’s alleles. based on this when did the non- disjunction event most likely occur.

A

Paternal meiosis – I

B

Maternal meiosis – I

C

Paternal meiosis – II

D

Maternal Meiosis – II

Answer

Maternal Meiosis – II