Although whole-genome duplications that result in polyploidy are fairly common in plant species, which of the following are common in other eukaryotes?

A) duplication of whole chromosome arms
B) segmental duplications of small gene regions
C) deletion of an entire haploid set of chromosomes
D) whole chromosome loss
E) miscellaneous aneuploidies in living members of a species


B

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