The condition in which a number of nuclei is present in a muscle fibre is called
A
Syncytial
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B
Polyploid
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C
Poykaryon
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D
Endoduplication
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Solution
The correct option is A Syncytial Syncytial cell is a cell that is multinucleated. It contains more than one nuclei. It is resulted from multiple cell fusions of uninuclear cells. The muscle fibre is a syncytial cell as it has multiple nuclei, in which each nucleus has originated from single myoblast.