Question

A man-made allopolyploid cereal crop is ______.

Options

• Hordeum vulgare

• Triticale

• Raphanus Brassica

• Zea mays

Answer 1

A man-made allopolyploid cereal crop is Triticale.

Explanation:

Polyploids with chromosomes from multiple species are known as allopolyploids. One of the most important evolutionary processes of plant speciation is allopolyploidization. Triticale is a cross between wheat (Triticum) and rye (Secale). Due to its recent origin and availability in a highly varied germplasm pool, triticale has been utilised to examine the evolutionary path of complex allopolyploids.