Question: A certain animal has 4 pairs of homologous chromosomes, designated A and a for pair 1, B and b fo…

A certain animal has 4 pairs of homologous chromosomes,
designated A and a for pair 1, B and b for pair 2, D and d for pair
3, and E and e for pair 4. The following questions pertain to this
individual

a. Which group of chromosomes could not have been contributed by
his father? Answerd,eA,b,D,E,B,bAA,B,D,E

b. How many chromosomes came from his father? Answer2648

c. Which chromosome complement is found in his skin cells?
AnsweraabbDDEEAaBbDdEeAbDEAAeeABDE

d. Which complement could be found in his sperm cells?
AnswerAaBbDdEeAaeeABbDEAABBDDEEAbDe

e. How many chromosomes will he pass to his daughter? Answera
variable number8462

f. How many chromatids are present at metaphase I in his primary
spermatocytes? Answer4816012

g. How many pairs of homologous chromosomes at present at
metaphase II in his secondary spermatocytes? Answer4012168

h. How many different combinations will be present in a large
samples of his sperm cells (ignoring the effects of crossing over)?
Answer2^24^84^24^42^4