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Trisomic conditions is expressed as ____________.

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2n1
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2n+2
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2n+1
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2n2
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Solution

The correct option is C 2n+1
The different conditions of chromosomal variation due to a loss or a gain of one or more chromosomes resulting in the deviation from the normal or the usual number of chromosomes is called aneuploidy, Its types are nullisomy (2n-2), monosomy (2n-1), trisomy (2n+1), and tetrasomy (2n+2). Here n signifies the chromosomal number. Trisomy is characterized by the presence of one extra chromosome.
Thus the correct answer is option C.

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