NEET Solved Paper 2016 Question 89
Question: A cell at telophase stage is observed by a student in a plant brought from the field. He tells his teacher that thi scell is not like other cells at telophase stage. There is no formation of cell plate and thus the cell is containing more number of chromosomes as compared to other dividing cells. This would result in:
Options:
A) Aneuploidy
B) Polyploidy
C) Somaclonal variation
D) Polyteny
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
- The scenario described suggests that the cell is not completing cytokinesis properly, leading to the presence of more chromosomes than usual in the resulting cell. This condition is indicative of polyploidy, where a cell has more than two complete sets of chromosomes.
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