alleryStart learning →Why is a pea plant described as diploid?
AIt has two copies of every chromosome
BIt has two flowers on every single stem
CIt makes two gametes from every one cell
DIt has two alleles for every known trait
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. It has two copies of every chromosome
1. The genetic makeup of peas consists of two homologous copies of each chromosome, one from each parent.
2. Having two copies of each chromosome is exactly what diploid means.
3. Diploid organisms use meiosis to make haploid gametes that carry one copy of each homologue.
4. Flower number and gamete number per cell have nothing to do with the term diploid.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 12 "Mendel's Experiments and Heredity", section 12.2 Characteristics and Traits_
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