About 70 percent of flowering plants are polyploid, sohaving extra sets of chromosomes must be adaptive.What advantage do you think polyploidy offers?

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About 70 percent of flowering plants are polyploid, so
having extra sets of chromosomes must be adaptive.
What advantage do you think polyploidy offers?

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