Your likelihood of receiving a genetic trait primarily depends on what?

How effective that trait is at assuring your survival

The frequency that the trait occurs within your environment

The frequency that the trait occurs among all of your relatives

The probability of receiving a copy of the gene from each of your parents

the diploid number of chromosomes is sometimes represented by the symbol 2n. for the fruit fly, the diploid number is 8, which can be written as 2n = 8, where n represents twice the number of chromosomes in a sperm or egg cell.

desert perennials often survive by remaining dormant during dry periods of the year, then springing to life when water becomes available. most annual desert plants germinate only after heavy seasonal rain, then complete their reproductive cycle very quickly.