Common bread wheat (2n = 42) is
A. Diploid
B. Tetraploid
C. Hexaploid
D. Triploid
Answer: Option C
Solution(By Examveda Team)
The common bread wheat that we use as our staple food is hexaploid. Root cells of wheat have 2n = 42 chromosome that is diploid chromosome number of 42 is six sets of the basic unit. And the basic unit can be obtained by dividing 42 by 6; $$\left( {\frac{{42}}{6} = 7} \right)$$ i.e. each set has 7 chromosomes.Related Questions on Agronomy
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