Deficiency of folic acid the leads to a reduction in the number of leucocytes. This condition is called

Leukaemia

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Leucopenia

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Polycythemia

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Tay-sac disease

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Solution

The correct option is B Leucopenia
Leukaemia is blood cancer.
Polycythemia is an abnormally increased concentration of hemoglobin in the blood.
Tay-sachs disease is hexosaminidase A deficiency.
Leucopenia is a reduction in the number of white blood cells (leucocytes) caused by the deficiency of folic acid.
Therefore, the correct answer is option B.

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