Question

A diploid organism has a total of 36 chromosomes. assuming all possible chromosome combinations are viable, a mutant trisomic version of this organism would have ______ chromosomes.

Answer 1

In trisomy, there three copies of a chromosome, as compared to the two of the normal organisms. Therefore, in this case, there will be 54 chromosomes. Trisomy leads to genetic disorders. In humans, a trisomic condition leads to an extra copy of a chromosome pair.