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26 April, 21:47

How is polyploidy defined

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    Polyploidy is the state of a cell or organism having more than two paired (homologous) sets of chromosomes. Most species whose cells have nuclei (eukaryotes) are diploid, meaning they have two sets of chromosomes-one set inherited from each parent. Hence ploidy is defined with respect to a cell.
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