$A$ condition characterized by not having an exact number of chromosomes in a diploid set is called

  • A
    Polyploidy
  • B
    Synploidy
  • C
    Aneuploidy
  • D
    None of these

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In a human karyotype,if there are $45$ chromosomes with an $XO$ configuration,which disorder is present?

The reduction of one pair of chromosomes in humans is due to:

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Match the Column $I$ with Column $II$:
Column $I$Column $II$
$(A)$ Autosomal trisomy$(i)$ Turner's Syndrome
$(B)$ Allosomal trisomy$(ii)$ Mendelian disorder
$(C)$ Allosomal Monosomy$(iii)$ Klinefelter's Syndrome
$(D)$ Cystic fibrosis$(iv)$ Down's Syndrome

Three copies of chromosome-$21$ in a child with Down's syndrome have been analysed using molecular biology technology to detect any possible $DNA$ polymorphism with reference to different alleles located on chromosome-$21$. Results showed that out of $3$ copies,$2$ of the chromosomes of the child contain the same alleles as one of the mother's alleles. Based on this,when did the non-disjunction event most likely occur?

In the hexaploid wheat, the haploid $(n)$ and basic $(x)$ numbers of chromosomes are

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