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campbell figure walkthrough: one mechanism for allopolyploid speciation in plants
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the term polyploid refers to an organism with more than two sets of chromosomes. the prefix allo - means \from different sources,\ reflecting the fact that the hybrids chromosomes are derived from two different species.
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plant species f has a diploid number of 8. plant species g has a diploid number of 10. what would be the diploid number of an allopolyploid hybrid of species f and species g?
enter your answer as a whole number.

Explanation:

Step1: Find haploid number of species F

Haploid number is half of diploid. For species F with diploid number 8, haploid number is $\frac{8}{2}=4$.

Step2: Find haploid number of species G

For species G with diploid number 10, haploid number is $\frac{10}{2}=5$.

Step3: Calculate diploid number of allopolyploid hybrid

An allopolyploid hybrid combines chromosomes from both species. Diploid number of hybrid is sum of haploid numbers of both species multiplied by 2. So, $(4 + 5)\times2=18$.

Answer:

18