Which Statement About Polyploidy Is True

question 98

Multiple Choice

Which statement about polyploidy is true?

• A) Autopolyploids may be produced when individuals of two different but closely related species hybridize.
• B) Botanists estimate that 95 percent of fern species are polyploids.
• C) Autopolyploids are often fertile, because each of the chromosomes has a nearly identical partner to pair with during meiosis.
• D) Polyploidy is more common in animals than in plants.
• E) A tetraploid individual can usually produce viable offspring by mating with a diploid.

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