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(C) Balbiani rings are large puffs found on polytene chromosomes. Polytene chromosomes were first observed by Balbiani in $1881$ in the salivary gland

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(C) Balbiani rings are large puffs found on polytene chromosomes. Polytene chromosomes were first observed by Balbiani in $1881$ in the salivary glands of Chironomus larvae. These chromosomes are characterized by the presence of dark bands and light interbands,and the regions of intense gene transcription appear as large swellings known as Balbiani rings or chromosomal puffs.

Column-$I$ (Chromosome)	Column-$II$ (Position of Centromere)
$A$. Metacentric	$I$. At the tip
$B$. Submetacentric	$II$. Almost near the tip
$C$. Acrocentric	$III$. At the middle
$D$. Telocentric	$IV$. Slightly away from the middle

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Column-$I$ (Chromosome) Column-$II$ (Position of Centromere)

$A$. Metacentric $I$. At the tip

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