A disorder causes a human offspring to have 47 chromosomes instead of 46. In which process was there most likely a malfunction?

An offspring with 47 chromosomes most often results from nondisjunction, when chromosomes fail to separate properly as reproductive cells form. That separation occurs during gametogenesis, the formation of eggs or sperm. Therefore, the most likely malfunction was in gametogenesis.

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