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Biology
Dinoflagellates
Chromosomes a...
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Chromosomes are without centromere in
A
Bacillariophyceae
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Euglenophyceae
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C
Dinophyceae
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D
Both B and C.
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Solution
The correct option is
D
Both B and C.
The centromere is a DNA sequence that joins the sister chromatids.
This centromere is absent in the chromosomes of Euglenophyceae and dinophyceae and is arranged in circular forms.
whereas chromosomes in Bacillariophyceae (diatoms) have centromere and are closely bunch around the cylindrical spindle.
The correct answer is D.
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