Q. First man-made cereal (i.e., triticale) is
A) Octaploid
B) Hexaploid
C) Both (a) and (b)
D) Diploid
Explanation
First man-made cereal, i.e.,Triticale may be hexaploid or octaploid depending upon the species of wheat used in hybridization with Secale (i.e., tetraploid wheat or hexaploid Secale).
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