Punjab Medical Punjab - MET Solved Paper-2009

  • question_answer
    Polyploidy means occurence of

    A)  haploid sets of chromosomes

    B)  diploid sets of chromosomes

    C)  more than diploid sets of chromosomes

    D)  All of the above

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Organisms with more than two sets of chromosomes are known as polyploids. These may be triploid (3n), tetraploid (4n) and so on. Polyploidy may be of three types, ie, autopolyploidy, allopolyploidy and auto all opolyploidy.


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