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Agriculture · Q279

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 279

Q279

Generally seedless watermelon is

A.
Polyploid
B.
Triploid
Answer
C.
Diploid
D.
Tetraploid

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Generally, seedless watermelon is Triploid. They have three sets of chromosomes. This odd number results in them being sterile and not producing seeds. The way they become triploid is by mating a diploid male with a tetraploid female.
The ordinary seeded watermelons are Diploid melons, meaning, that a typical watermelon has 22 chromosomes (diploid) while a seedless watermelon has 33 chromosomes (triploid).