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Structure of Homologous Chromosomes

An acrocentri...

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An acrocentric chromosome has

A

Only one arm

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'V' shaped arms

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C

'L' shaped arms

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D

Very unequal arms

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Solution

The correct option is C 'L' shaped arms
An acrocentric chromosome is a chromosome having two unequal arms because the centromere is not in median position. It has L shaped arms.
So, the correct answer is option C.

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