Heredity

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What is triploidy ?
Aneuploidy
ploidy
Mutation
how to determining the sex of the child?
If an individual has three haploid sets of chromosomes, the condition is called triploidy (3n).
It is the loss or gain of one or more chromosomes in a set.
They involve addition or deletion in the number of chromosomes present in a cell. This is called ploidy.
Mutation is an inheritable change in the genetic material of an organism.
The sperm, produced by the father, determines the sex of the child. The mother is not responsible in determining the sex of the child.