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प्रश्न
Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOT)
Polyploids are characterised by gigantism. Justify your answer.
उत्तर
An organism having more than two set of chromosome is called polyploidy. It can be induced by physical agents such as heat or cold treatment, X-rays and chemical agents like colchicine. As organisms produced by polyploidy have more than two set of chromosomes they are gigantic.
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