if nondisjunction occurs during meiosis what happens to gametes
Answers. Best Answer: Primary nondisjunction can happen during meiosis when the chromosomes fail to separate as they should. This produces gametes with more than or less than the usual number of chromosomes. Secondary nondisjunction happens during meiosis in an individual whose chromosomes are already the wrong number because of nondisjunction. So, primary nondisjunction could produce a gamete with two Xs and a zygote with XXY. When this person matures and produces gametes, secondary nondisj.