The following pedigree shows a person affected with the sex chromosome aneuploidy called Klinefelter syndrome...

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The following pedigree shows a person affected with the sex chromosome aneuploidy called Klinefelter syndrome (XXY). Recall that human aneuploidy is caused by nondisjunction during meiosis. A and B are two codominant alleles of an X-linked gene; the phenotypes of individuals for this X-linked gene are shown. In which parent of the affected person did nondisjunction occur, and was the nondisjunction event in meiosis I or meiosis II? Check all that are possible.Check All That ApplyFather, Melosis IFather, Meiosis IIMother, Melosis IMother; Melosis

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