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6. Chromosomal Variation - Part 1 of 2

6. Chromosomal Variation - Part 1 of 2

6. Chromosomal Variation / Chromosomal Mutations: Aberrant Euploidy / Problem 2

The presence of five sets of chromosomes in a cell is called pentaploidy. What is the main cause of pentaploidy?

ANSWERS OPTIONS

A

fusion of three diploid and one haploid set of chromosome

B

fusion of two haploid and one haploid sets of chromosomes

C

failure of cytokinesis during cell division

D

deletion of a chromosome in a diploid cell

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