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5.Molecular Basis of Inheritance
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Polytene or giant chromosomes are found in
A
Salivary glands of man
B
Salivary glands of woman
C
Salivary glands of all animals
D
Salivary glands of Drosophila
Solution
(d) Polytene chromosomes are multistranded giant chromosomes which are formed by somatic pairing of homologous chromosomes and their repeated replication or endoduplication to form $1000$ (e.g. salivary of gland of Drosophila) to $16000$ $(eg. chironomous)$ chromonemata.
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