Problem:
Question 1: Can haploid yeast be homozygous? Heterozygous? Explain your answer.
Question 2: Your study friend tells you that her friend's mother studies meiosis in haploid yeast. Is this possible? Explain why or why not.
Question 3: Your study friend asks you how many pairs of homologous chromosomes are in the haploid yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae? You are able to answer her immediately without having to "Google" the answer. What is your answer and why?
Please read all the questions carefully and answer them.