Q177
The cultivated carrot (Daucus carota L.) has a chromosome number of
A.
2n = 24
B.
2n = 18
AnswerC.
2n = 48
D.
2n = 15
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
The cultivated carrot (daucus caroto L.) has a chromosome number of 2n = 18.The carrot is a diploid species and has nine relatively short, uniform-length chromosomes (2n = 18). The genome size is estimated to be 473 mega base pairs.
The cytogenetic characterization of the carrot genome (Daucus carota L., 2n = 18) has been limited so far, partly because of its somatic chromosome morphology and scant of chromosome markers.