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(D) Leukaemia is a type of blood cancer. It is characterized by an abnormal increase in the count of White Blood Corpuscles $(WBCs)$ due to their exce

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(D) Leukaemia is a type of blood cancer. It is characterized by an abnormal increase in the count of White Blood Corpuscles $(WBCs)$ due to their excessive production in the bone marrow. The Philadelphia chromosome is a specific genetic abnormality resulting from a reciprocal translocation between chromosomes $9$ and $22$,and it is characteristically found in patients suffering from chronic myeloid leukaemia $(CML)$.

Column-$I$ (Disorder)	Column-$II$ (Ploidy)
$P$. Down's syndrome	$I$. Sex chromosomal trisomy
$Q$. Klinefelter's syndrome	$II$. Sex chromosomal monosomy
$R$. Turner's syndrome	$III$. Autosomal trisomy

The Philadelphia chromosome is found in patients suffering from

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Column-$I$ (Disorder) Column-$II$ (Ploidy)

$P$. Down's syndrome $I$. Sex chromosomal trisomy

$Q$. Klinefelter's syndrome $II$. Sex chromosomal monosomy

$R$. Turner's syndrome $III$. Autosomal trisomy

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