Polycystic kidney disease is a dominant trait that causes the growth of numerous cysts in the kidneys. the condition eventually leads to kidney failure. a child with polycystic kidney disease is born to a couple, neither of whom shows the disease. what possibilities might explain this outcome?

Which statement is not an accurate description of meiosis? a) meiosis produces offspring that are genetically diverse. b) meiosis produces offspring that are identical to the parent. c) in sexual reproduction half of the genetic material comes from the father (sperm) and half of the genetic material comes from the mother (egg). d) meiosis decreases the number of chromosomes by half so that when a sperm fertilizes an egg, the resulting zygote has the correct number of chromosomes.