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प्रश्न
Higher Order Thinking Skill (HOT)
Polyploids are characterised by gigantism. Justify your answer.
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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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