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The gain or loss of a single chromosome is called:
AAlloploidy
BAmphiploidy
CAneuploidy
DAutoploidy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Aneuploidy
1. Failure of segregation of chromatids during cell division causes it.
2. This gain or loss of a chromosome is called aneuploidy.
3. An increase in a whole set instead is polyploidy.
_Source: NCERT Class 12 Biology, Ch 5 'Principles of Inheritance and Variation'_
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