Which Polyploidization Mechanism Is Thought to Occur Most Often in Plants

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which polyploidization mechanism is thought to occur most often in plants?

• A)Two related species mate, forming an organism with the combined chromosomes from both parents.
• B)A single-celled embryo duplicates its chromosomes, but they are not separated into separate cells and remain in a single cell that develops into a viable embryo.
• C)Chromosomes spontaneously split down the middle during the G1 portion of the cell cycle.
• D)Plants form a syncytium.
• E)There is a spontaneous duplication of chromosomes at random.

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