A Field Contains Two Related Species of Flowering Plants

question 188

Multiple Choice

A field contains two related species of flowering plants.Species A has a diploid chromosome number of 10, and species B has a diploid chromosome number of 16.If a third species arises as a result of hybridization between A and B, how many chromosomes will it have?

• A) 10
• B) 13
• C) 20
• D) 26
• E) 52

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