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ZoologyPrinciples of Inheritance and VariationGenetic DisordersEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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An animal species has 40 chromosomes in its somatic cells. The number of chromosomes present in the somatic cells of a monosomic individual of the same species is
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Answer:
C
Solution:
Monosomy is a type of aneuploidy in which an organism doesn't have one chromosome. It is denoted by the chromosome number 2n -1. Thus, the organism of this species with monosomy will have 39 chromosomes.
Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Principles of Inheritance and VariationSubtopic:Genetic Disorders
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