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Did you know that most cultivated #banana (Musa spp.) are #triploid, meaning they have three sets of chromosomes? This genetic makeup renders them sterile, which is why bananas are propagated through cloning rather than seeds.
Learn more: bit.ly/3FjqmL9
#BananaGenomics #PlantGenetics #Agriculture
Published on November 6, 2024 in Horticulture Research, a collaborative study explored the genetics of 2,723 triploid banana hybrids derived from diploid and tetraploid crosses.
#Chromosome rearrangements #Triploid banana population
Details: doi.org/10.1093/hr/u...
Description: Growing seedlings Source: Pexels, Author: Piotrek Wilk
Hybridisation of plants with different #chromosome sets can produce a #triploid embryo - but can it survive?
The triploid block prevents #hybrids from developing due to failures in #endosperm formation. But how strong is this block, and what influences it?
🔗 academic.oup.com/jxb/advance-...
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