What the heck is a triploid plant?
2007-01-02 15:54:01 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
so does it have an extra chromosome, or an extra set of chromosomes or three chromosomes?
2007-01-02 15:59:13 · update #1
It has three sets of chromosomes. We are diploid, meaning that we have 2 sets of chromosomes and haploid cells have 1 set of chromosomes.
2007-01-02 16:05:24 · answer #1 · answered by anon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As already stated, it is a plant with three sets of chromosomes. Triploid plants are sterile: only plants with an even number of chromosomes can undergo meiosis to produce gametes (eggs and sperm). Examples of triploid plants include bananas and seedless watermelons. To generate a seedless plant, a tetraploid (4n) plant is crossed with a diploid (2n) plant. The 4n plant makes 2n gametes, while the 2n plant makes haploid (1n) gametes. The result of fertilization is a sterile 3n plant that fails to make seeds. Once made, seedles plants are usually propogated by taking cuttings (a form of cloning).
2007-01-03 01:05:02 · answer #2 · answered by jowpers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has three copies of its genes vs the normal two (for example, that you have).
Three Sets of chromosomes.
2007-01-02 23:57:39 · answer #3 · answered by Bernard B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
three sets of chr.
2007-01-03 00:50:05 · answer #4 · answered by yaz20100 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋