If plant species has a diploid number of 12 and plant species B has a diploid number of 16. What would a new species, C, that arises as an allopolyploid from A and B, diploid number be?
I was thinking 14, because it would get 6 sets from plant A and 8 from plant B. Does that seem correct?
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It does seem correct, but it is hard to believe that viable offspring would develop.
I hope this helps a little. Thanks for asking.
To determine the diploid number of species C, which arises as an allopolyploid from species A and B, we need to consider the combined sum of their diploid numbers.
In this case, species A has a diploid number of 12, which means it has 12 chromosomes in each somatic cell. Species B, on the other hand, has a diploid number of 16, meaning it has 16 chromosomes in each somatic cell.
When these two species combine to form species C as an allopolyploid, the diploid number is calculated by adding the diploid numbers of the two parental species. Therefore, the diploid number of species C would be:
12 + 16 = 28
So, the diploid number of species C would be 28, not 14.