Homework Help: Bio Science

Posted by Cindy on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 8:14pm.

The majority of nondisjunction events leading to Down syndrome are maternal in origin. Based on the duration of meiosis in females, speculate on the possible reasons for females contributing aneuploid gametes more frequently than males.

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