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Agriculture · Q344

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 344

Q344

An individual with 2n-1-1 chromosome constitution is called

A.
Monosomic
B.
Double monosomic
Answer
C.
Tetrasomic
D.
Double trisomic

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
An individual with a 2n-1-1 chromosome constitution is called Double monosomic.
A double monosomic is missing one chromosome from each of two pairs of homologous chromosomes (designated 2N-1-1), and a double tetrasomic contains an extra pair of two pairs of homologous chromosomes (2N+2+2).