The plant Arabidopsis thalian has five pairs of chromosomes AA, BB, CC, DD and EE. If this plant is self-fert

Question

a.

AB, AC, AD, AE
b.

A, B, C, D, E
c.

AA, BB, CC, DD, EE
d.

AAAA, BBBB, CCCC, DDDD, EEEE
e.

AAA, BBB, CCC, DDD, EEE

The plant Arabidopsis thalian has five pairs of chromosomes AA, BB, CC, DD and EE. If this plant is self-fertilized, what chromosome complement would be found in a root cell of the offspring?

Answer 1

Not sure, since you don't have the "end" of your question!

1) If you're asking about the gametes produced (ova or pollen), each would have ONE of each of the pairs of the alleles. Since the plant is homozygous for each allele, it wouldn't matter if it would get the first or last from each letter pair - they're the same case.

2) If you're asking about the genotype of the offspring, remember both the ova and pollen come from the same plant, so you'd have two sets of each letter again.


ADDITION: Thanks for the clarification on the question! It would be the choice I gave you as #2. It doesn't matter where in the plant the cell is located, just if it's a gamete or not (as long as you don't throw in any curve balls like the chromosomes not separating correctly during telophase making the plant triploid or tetraploid).

Answer 2

the name is called rhyme scheme there is no specific name and you should just right it down as AA BB CC DD ect. hope i helped