A Nonreciprocal Crossover Causes Which of the Following Products

Question

A nonreciprocal crossover causes which of the following products?
A)deletion only
B)duplication only
C)nondisjunction
D)deletion and duplication
E)duplication and nondisjunction

Accepted Answer

A nonreciprocal crossover involves the exchange of DNA segments between homologous chromosomes that is not equal, resulting in one chromosome gaining extra DNA and the other losing DNA. This results in both deletion and duplication of genetic material.