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