Doubling the Chromosomes of a Sterile Species Hybrid with Colchicine

question 33

True/False

Doubling the chromosomes of a sterile species hybrid with colchicine or cold shock is a method used to produce a fertile species hybrid (amphidiploid).

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Definitions:

Trophic Level

A position in a food chain or ecological pyramid occupied by a group of organisms with similar feeding mode.

Ecosystem

A community made up of living entities and their surrounding physical conditions, interacting together in a biological setting.

Trophic Level

The position an organism occupies in a food chain, based on its source of nutrition and energy.

Energy

Capacity to do work and bring about change; occurs in a variety of forms.