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Biotechnology And Its Applications

Question
CBSEENBI12003361

The number of chromosomes present in the cells of the bread wheat, Triticum aestivum suggests that it is

  • hexaploid

  • diploid

  • tetraploid

  • pentaploid

Solution

A.

hexaploid

Bread wheat is an allohexaploid, an allopolyploid, with six sets of chromosomes.