Organisms in Which One Chromosome is Either Under- or Overrepresented

Question

Organisms in which one chromosome is either under- or overrepresented are termed:
A) Aneuploid
B) Euploid
C) Polyploid
D) Diploid
E) Haploid

Accepted Answer

Aneuploid refers to organisms in which the number of chromosomes is not an exact multiple of the haploid number. In other words, they have either a missing or an extra chromosome.