GK
SOIL AND AGRICULTURE
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Triticum aestivum, the common bread wheat is -
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Diploid
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Haploid
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Hexaploid
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Tetraploid
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -So, the correct answer is ‘Hexaploid’.
Detailed explanation-2: -Currently, two major wheat species, hexaploid bread wheat (Triticum aestivum; 2 n = 6x = 42) and tetraploid durum wheat (Triticum durum; 2 n = 4x = 28), are commercially important.
Detailed explanation-3: -Common wheat (Triticum aestivum), also known as bread wheat, is a cultivated wheat species. About 95% of wheat produced worldwide is common wheat; it is the most widely grown of all crops and the cereal with the highest monetary yield.
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