EBK LIFE: THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY
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ISBN: 8220103935432
Author: Sadava
Publisher: MAC HIGHER
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Chapter 11.5, Problem 4R
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The definition of polyploidy and the way how it arises.
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The ploidy is defined as the number of sets of the chromosomes that a cell contains. A cell is haploid or diploid. Many triploid, tetraploid, and hexaploid plants are also found in nature. For instance, wheat can be diploid or tetraploid. Such organisms are called polyploid organisms.
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Chapter 11 Solutions
EBK LIFE: THE SCIENCE OF BIOLOGY
Ch. 11.1 - Prob. 1RCh. 11.1 - Prob. 2RCh. 11.1 - Prob. 3RCh. 11.2 - Prob. 1RCh. 11.2 - Prob. 2RCh. 11.2 - Prob. 3RCh. 11.2 - Prob. 4RCh. 11.3 - Prob. 1RCh. 11.3 - Prob. 2RCh. 11.3 - Prob. 3R
Ch. 11.3 - Prob. 4RCh. 11.3 - Prob. 5RCh. 11.4 - Prob. 1RCh. 11.4 - Prob. 2RCh. 11.4 - Prob. 3RCh. 11.4 - Prob. 4RCh. 11.5 - Prob. 1RCh. 11.5 - Prob. 2RCh. 11.5 - Prob. 3RCh. 11.5 - Prob. 4RCh. 11.6 - Prob. 1RCh. 11.6 - Prob. 2RCh. 11.6 - Prob. 3RCh. 11.7 - Prob. 1RCh. 11.7 - Prob. 2RCh. 11.7 - Prob. 3R
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