Question

failure of chromosomes to separate during meiosis, resulting in an abnormal karyotype like the one shown, is called..

Answer 1

Nondisjunction in Meiosis: Nondisjunction occurs when homologous chromosomes or sister chromatids fail to separate during meiosis, resulting in an abnormal chromosome number. ... Aneuploidy often results in serious problems such as Turner syndrome, a monosomy in which females may contain all or part of an X chromosome.