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Is the presence of large number of chromosomes in an organism a hindrance to sexual reproduction ? Justify your answer by giving suitable reasons.

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Yes, due to larger number of chromosomes, it will be difficult to arrange them in pairs at equator at metaphase I. It will lead to disturbance in crossing over and non-disjunction also.
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