How do small changes in DNA molecules affect human traits?
Changes in a gene’s DNA sequence can change proteins by altering their amino acid sequences, which may directly affect one’s phenotype.
What are the effects of errors in meiosis?
If nondisjunction occurs during meiosis, gametes with an abnormal number of chromosomes may result, leading to a disorder of chromosome numbers.
Nondisjunction
error in meiosis in which to homologous chromosomes fail to separate properly