The Condition of Semisterility is Most Closely Associated With

Question

The condition of semisterility is most closely associated with
A) chromosomal duplications.
B) pericentric inversions.
C) translocation heterozygotes.
D) translocation homozygotes.
E) reciprocal crossovers.

Accepted Answer

Translocation heterozygotes often exhibit semisterility because during meiosis, chromosomes with translocations can form a configuration that leads to problems in segregation, resulting in gametes that may lack genes or have extra copies, thus affecting fertility.