Question

Foa a human male what is the probability that all the meternal chromosomes will end up in the same gamete ?

Answer 1

Answer:The resulting gametes have 23 new chromosomes, one member of each of the 23 pairs, representing unique combinations of the original maternal and paternal copies.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

$(\frac{1}{2} )^{23}$

Explanation:

For a human male gamete, there are 23 chromosomes. Now each of the 23 chromosomes have equal propability of coming from mother and father.

Thus,

Probability that a chromosome in the gamete is maternal =  $\frac{1}{2}$

Now, by Mendel's Law of Independent assorment, chromosomes segregate and assort independently of the other chromosomes.

So, by multiplication rule of Probability,

Probability that all the 23 chromosomes in the gamete are maternal = $(\frac{1}{2})^{23}$