NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: CELL-CYCLE & CELL DIVISION

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Failure of cytokinesis after …A… stage of cell division results in an increase in a whole set of chromosomes in an organism called …B…

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Correct option: D

A-telophase, B-polyploidy

Option D (A-telophase, B-polyploidy) is correct because failure of cytokinesis after telophase results in a multinucleated cell, leading to polyploidy.

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