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Agriculture · Q609

Genetics And Plant Breeding

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 609

Q609

Which of the following is Autotriploid?

A.
Cynodon dactylon
Answer
B.
Secale cerele
C.
Pisum sativum
D.
Raphanus

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Cynodon dactylon is Autotriploid.
An autotriploid would have three copies of the basic chromosomal set. One way to produce an autotriploid is by mating a diploid with a haploid (n) gamete and a tetraploid with a 2n gamete. The offspring would have unbalanced gametes and therefore possibly be sterile.
Autotriploids have three chromosome sets derived from a single taxon, and cyanadon has the same.