Polyploid Plants Flashcards
1
Q
What are polyploid plants?
A
- those containing more than 2 homologous sets of chromosomes
2
Q
How can a diploid plant develop into a polyploid?
A
- a disturbance in mitosis or meiosis during the crossing of 2 hybrids
- its seeds being treated with the chemical colchicine
3
Q
What is the advantage of polyploidy in agriculture?
A
- polyploidy forms seedless varieties of fruit
4
Q
What can polyploidy do?
A
- make the plant bigger and more robust
- make the flowers larger
- make the fruits bigger
