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When there are more than two sets of genomes in a cell,the cell is said to be………..

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**Step-by-Step Text Solution:** 1. **Understanding the Question**: The question asks for the term used to describe a cell that contains more than two sets of genomes. 2. **Identifying the Term**: The term used to describe a cell with more than two sets of genomes is "polyploid." 3. **Definition of Polyploid**: Polyploid cells have multiple sets of chromosomes. While diploid cells have two sets (one from each parent), polyploid cells can have three (triploid), four (tetraploid), or even more sets of chromosomes. ...
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MODERN PUBLICATION-PRINCIPLES OF INHERITANCE AND VARIATION-MEMORY TEST (B. Complete the missing links)
  1. Crossing over occurs in stage of prophase - I of .

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  2. A chromosome having more than two chromatids is called as…………….

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  3. Jacob and Wollman named hereditary particles as………which can exist in t...

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  4. Linkage and crossing over are…………related.

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  5. More the …………..between two genes,the more ate the chances of ……………

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  6. Three examples of chemical mutagens are……………,…………….and …………….

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  7. The inborn errors of metabolism are gene controlled and are inherited ...

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  8. When there are more than two sets of genomes in a cell,the cell is sai...

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  9. Crossing over occurs at……………stranded stage.

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  10. Human females are homogametic and males are………..

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  11. Mutant Drosophilla with white eyes was found by………….

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  12. Transmission of a trait from father to daughter then to gradson is cal...

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  13. Morgan received the nobel prize in ……..for his pioneering work in gene...

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  14. When a particular chromosome rejoins in reverse orientation ,mutation ...

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  15. When a particle chromosome is present in three copies,the cell is a………...

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  16. A pair of genes may be identified as a linked if their recombination f...

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  17. Extra nuclear genes are usually present in mitochondria and…………..

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  18. Gene mutations alter the information conveyed by a………….

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  19. A,B,O blood grouping in human beings is based on………….

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