Zoology - Principles of Inheritance and Variation Question with Solution | TestHub
Given below are two statements: Statement I: Failure of segregation of chromatids during cell cycle resulting in the gain or loss of whole set of chromosome in an organism is known as aneuploidy. Statement II: Failure of cytokinesis after anaphase stage of cell division results in the gain or loss of a chromosome is called polyploidy. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:NEET 2024 (Re-NEET)
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Failure of segregation of chromatids during cell division cycle results in the gain or loss of a chromosome(s), called aneuploidy. Failure of cytokinesis after telophase of cell division results in an increase in a whole set of chromosomes in an organism and this phenomenon is known as polyploidy. Hence the correct answer is option (4).
