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Polytene chromosomes are formed due to

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Polytene chromosomes are formed due to Endoreduplication.
Polytene chromosomes are large chromosomes that have thousands of DNA strands. They provide a high level of function in certain tissues such as the salivary glands of insects.
Endoreduplication is the process by which a cell undergoes multiple S-phases without intervening in mitosis and its accompanying cytokinesis. This lead to the formation of Polytene chromosomes.
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