What are polyploids? Mention its nature. – InterviewSolution

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1.	What are polyploids? Mention its nature.
Answer» Majority of flowering plants are diploid (2n). The plants which possess more than two sets of chromosome are called polyploids. Polyploidy often exhibit increased hybrid vigour, increased heterozygosity, increase the tolerance to both biotic and abiotic stresses and buffering of deleterious mutations.

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