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

The number of chromosomes present in the cells of the bread wheat, Triticum aestivum suggests that it is
  1. hexaploid
  2. diploid
  3. tetraploid
  4. pentaploid.

Solution

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

Asked in: NEET 2015 (Phase 2)

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