NEET Biology Principle Of Inheritance And Variation Question Bank Critical Thinking

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    Euploidy is best explained by [Pb. PMT 1999]

    A) Exact multiples of a haploid set of chromosomes

    B) One chromosome less than the haploid set of chromosomes

    C) One chromosome more than the haploid set of chromosomes

    D) One chromosome more than the diploid set of chromosomes

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    The term euploidy (eu = good + ploid = multiple) is applied to organisms with chromosome numbers that are multiples of some basic number. eg. x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x, etc.


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