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Agriculture · Q1065

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 1065

Q1065

Amphidiploid cucurbit is

A.
Chow-chow
B.
Pumpkin
Answer
C.
Bottle gourd
D.
Ridge gourd

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Amphidiploid cucurbit is Pumpkin.
Amphidiploid is an interspecific hybrid having a complete diploid chromosome set from each parent form. Or in other words, it can be called an organism produced by the hybridization of two species followed by chromosome doubling.
A pumpkin is a cultivar of winter squash that is round with smooth, slightly ribbed skin and is most often deep yellow to orange in coloration. The thick shell contains seeds and pulp.