Practice mode Plant Breeding and Genetics

What is an individual missing just one chromosome from the diploid set called?

Correct answer A. Monosomic

Explanation

A monosomic has the chromosome number 2n-1, having lost one chromosome of a pair; a nullisomic (2n-2) lacks both members of a pair.

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