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Euploidy is best explained by

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Exact multiples of a haploid set of chromosomes
B
One chromosome less than the haploid set of chromosomes
C
One chromosome more than the haploid set of chromosomes
D
One chromosome more than the diploid set of chromosomes

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Answer

Correct option: A.

Exact multiples of a haploid set of chromosomes

a
(a) The term euploidy $(eu = good + ploid = multiple)$ is applied to organisms with chromosome numbers that are multiples of some basic number. eg. $x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, 6x,$ etc.

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