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Polytene Chromosomes are formed by...

Polytene Chromosomes are formed by

A

Endoreduplication of chromosomes

B

Somatic pairing of homologous chromosomes

C

Somatic pairing of non-homologous chromosomes

D

Germinal pairing of non-homologous chromosomes

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Polytene chromosomes are a type of Giant chromosomes, which are formed due to replication of chromosomes without cell divisions called endomitosis.
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