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11 years ago
A genetic mutation during meiosis caused the production of a (2n) gamete. What happens if this gamete is fertilized (or fertilizes if male gamete) by a normal (1n) gamete? Would the fertilization succeed? and if yes, what disorder would the produced fetus (later on a baby) have?
i'm talking about humans here!
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11 years ago
i guess both gametes would have so much fun anyway!
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11 years ago
the fetus will not be able to develop and will die in the developmental stages. 3n nuclei disorder can only occur in plants not in animals
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11 years ago
Fertilization will occur but the embryo will abort at very early stage of development because pregnancy is maintained by only a 2n fetus. 3n zygote can also be develop if a 1n ova is fertilized by 2 sperms, this is known as polyspermy but this rarely occur and pregnancy is not successful in this case too.
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11 years ago
> What happens if this gamete is fertilized (or fertilizes if male gamete) by a normal (1n) gamete?
You get a 3n triploid zygote.> Would the fertilization succeed?
Yes, since fertilization is determined by cell-surface interactions and not by ploidy.  This happens in some plants occasionally.> what disorder would the produced fetus (later on a baby) have?
If we're talking about a plant, you end up with a polyploid plant.
If we're talking about an animal, the most likely result is that development stops and the embryo dies, probably at about the 16-cell stage -- when the embryo's genes are becoming more important to development than the stored maternal mRNA.
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