Practice mode Plant Breeding and Genetics

What is the ploidy level of commercially grown seedless watermelon?

Correct answer B. Triploid

Explanation

Seedless watermelons are triploid, produced by crossing a tetraploid with a diploid. Their three chromosome sets cannot pair evenly in meiosis, so seeds fail to develop.

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