what is the difference between aneuploidy, euploidy and polyploidy and pleiotropy?
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Aneuploidy involves change in chromosome number by addition or deletion of less than a whole set of chromosome. Thus the organism gains or loses one or more chromosome but not the complete set.
Euploidy involves variation in complete set of chromosome in a cell or an organism.
Polyploidy involves a condition where multiplication of complete set of genome occurs. It can be of two types Autopolyploidy and Allopolyploidy.
Pleiotropy refers to the effect of a single gene on more than one character/ trait. Sometimes one trait will be very evident and other will be less evident.
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Aneuploidy involves change in chromosome number by addition or deletion of less than a whole set of chromosome. Thus the organism gains or loses one or more chromosome but not the complete set.
Euploidy involves variation in complete set of chromosome in a cell or an organism.
Polyploidy involves a condition where multiplication of complete set of genome occurs. It can be of two types Autopolyploidy and Allopolyploidy.
Pleiotropy refers to the effect of a single gene on more than one character/ trait. Sometimes one trait will be very evident and other will be less evident.
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