Changes in Ploidy in Plants Are Typically Tolerated and Have

question 42

Multiple Choice

Changes in ploidy in plants are typically tolerated and have minor effects on survival or fertility, and it can often lead to rapid speciation. How are these changes preserved in the next generation?

• A) The ability to self-fertilize enables the plant to reproduce with itself, preserving the new ploidy levels.
• B) The changes can only be preserved in the next generation in plants that are capable of asexual reproduction.
• C) The changes are preserved via cross-pollination with other members of the population.
• D) The changes are only preserved if the exact same change occurs in multiple plants in more than one population.

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