you are studying reproduction in a species of frog. Two gametes that are each diploid join to form a viable zygote (F1). If the F1 mates with one of the parents will there be viable offspring?

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Brennan Wood

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11 June, 16:56

you are studying reproduction in a species of frog. Two gametes that are each diploid join to form a viable zygote (F1). If the F1 mates with one of the parents will there be viable offspring?

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Fatima Garner · Answer 1

No, viable offsprings will not be formed.

Explanation:

Viable offsprings will only be formed if both the organisms which are mating have haploid sex chromosomes. Sexual reproduction is the process by which two haploid cell i. e the haploid egg and haploid sperm, fuse to form the zygote. However, if two diploid cells will join to form a zygote then the number of chromosomes in the daughter cell will not be maintained. Such a daughter cell will be different completely from the parent cell.