Question

Autopolyploidy is characterized by chromosome sets that are:

Options

• Derived from two different species through hybridization

• Derived entirely from the same, single species

• A combination of haploid and diploid sets

• Half the normal chromosome complement

Answer 1

Autopolyploidy is defined as a condition where all chromosome sets are derived entirely from the same, single species. All chromosome sets are similar and function as repeated copies of a single genome, represented as AAA (triploid) or AAAA (tetraploid).