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Why Are Polyploid Plants Valued?

Marcus Vance • • 6 min read
Why Are Polyploid Plants Valued?

The Importance of Polyploidy
Polyploidy is an important tool in plant breeding, as it results in increased genetic diversity. The traits of a plant can be altered by changing the chromosomal groups and the number of genes in a cell, with an outcome that may be desirable or undesirable.

Why is polyploidy beneficial in plants?

Polyploidy is a major force in the evolution of both wild and cultivated plants. ... Some of the most important consequences of polyploidy for plant breeding are the increment in plant organs ("gigas" effect), buffering of deleterious mutations, increased heterozygosity, and heterosis (hybrid vigor).

What is polyploidy and its importance?

Note: Polyploidy is the presence of an extra pair of chromosomes in an organism. The polyploid organisms contain extra chromosomes or chromosomes that are present in addition to the actual two pairs of homologous chromosomes. It plays an important role in evolution of plant species and is responsible for speciation.

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