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Sometimes a few chromosomes have non staining secondary constriction at a constant location. This gives the appearance of a small fragment, called :

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NOR
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Satellite
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Telomere
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kinetochore
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The correct option is B Satellite
Sometimes a few chromosomes have non-staining secondary constrictions at a constant location. This gives the appearance of a small fragment called the satellite or Trabant. These chromosomes are called sat (satellite) chromosome. The nucleolus is formed by sat chromosome.
Hence, the correct answer is (B)

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