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Q.Haploid set of chromosome in sugarcane is :
(a) 30
(b) 40
(c) 10
(d) 20
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Start your 14-day free trial to unlock the full solution →Sugarcane's basic haploid chromosome number is 10, though cultivated canes are far more complex polyploids.
The genus Saccharum has a basic chromosome number of x=10. Saccharum officinarum itself is a natural high polyploid (about 2n=80, i.e. octoploid), and modern commercial sugarcane cultivars are complex inter-specific hybrids (Saccharum officinarum x S. spontaneum and others) with chromosome numbers commonly in t …
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