Does the following sentence have correct grammar?

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This failure to seperate results in the formation of a gamete that has two chromosomes when they should only have one.

This sentence has been bugging me for the last hour and I am still not sure which is correct:

results in or resulted in
formation or forming
have or have had

I'd appreciate some help so I can understand this better, thank you in advance.

user392938 · Answer

It depends.
If this sequence of events actually happened and you are writing about it (e.g. a lab report), then use "resulted," "had," and "have had."
If this sequence of events is hypothetical, you should use "results," "has," "have."
"Formation" is correct regardless of whether the situation is hypothetical or real.
Also, "seperate" is supposed to be spelled "separate."
Therefore, use this sentence if the situation was real:

This failure to separate resulted in the formation of a gamete that had two chromosomes when they should only have had one.

and this one when it is hypothetical:

This failure to separate results in the formation of a gamete that has two chromosomes when they should only have one.

Does the following sentence have correct grammar?

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