For an organism to survive a deletion of more than a few genes, it must carry a nondeleted homolog of the deleted chromosome.This organism is known as
A)a deletion heterozygote.
B)a deletion homozygote.
C)dosage compensation.
D)a triplolethal chromosome.

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A deletion heterozygote is an organism that has one normal chromosome and one chromosome with a deletion, allowing it to survive despite the deletion.

For an Organism to Survive a Deletion of More Than