Practice mode Plant Breeding and Genetics

In oats, what is the result of an interspecific cross between Avena sativa and A. byzantina?

Correct answer C. Fully fertile

Explanation

Avena sativa and A. byzantina are both hexaploids with the same genome make-up, so their chromosomes pair normally and the hybrids are fully fertile.

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