Strategies For Enhancement In Food Production Question 89
Question: What is the genomic constitution of old world varieties of cotton (Gossypium arboreum, G. herbaceum) and new world variaties (G. hirsutum, G. barbedens)
Options:
A) All diploids
B) All triploids
C) Old world 3n and new world 2n
D) Old world 2n and new world 4n
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Answer:
Correct Answer: D
Solution:
Gossypium arboreum, G.
herbaceum - old world species - 2n = 26 Diploid.
Gossypium hirsutum, G.
barbedens - new world species - 2n = 52 tetraploid