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Today, August 19

Question

First man made cereal (i.e., Triticale) is

A

octaploid

B

hexaploid

C

both (a) and (b)

D

diploid

Answer

both (a) and (b)

Explanation

Solution

First man-made cereal ie, Triticale may be hexaploid or octaploid depending upon the species of wheat used in hybridization with Secale (ie, tetraploid wheat or hexaploid wheat).