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Failure of segregation of chromatids dur...

Failure of segregation of chromatids during cell division results in the gain or loss of chromososmes, this is called as

A

euploidy

B

monoploidy

C

aneuploidy

D

polyploidy

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C
Aneuploidy (heteroploidy) is a condition of having fewer or extra chromosomes than the normal genome number of the species. Aneuploidy commonly arises due to non-disjunction of the two chromosomes of homologous pair so that one gamete comes to have an extra chromosome `(N+1)` while the other becomes deficient in one chromosome `(N-1)`
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