BOTA 422: LECTURE 3
POLYPLOIDS
BY:
DR. BENSON O. NYONGESA
02/18/2024
, POLYPLOIDS
• Organisms having more than 2 complete sets of genome in a
• Duplication of entire genome
• Organisms having multiple sets of chromosomes due to whol
genome duplication (WGD)
• Are more resilient due to increased genetic variation and buff
effects of duplicated genes.
02/18/2024
POLYPLOIDS
BY:
DR. BENSON O. NYONGESA
02/18/2024
, POLYPLOIDS
• Organisms having more than 2 complete sets of genome in a
• Duplication of entire genome
• Organisms having multiple sets of chromosomes due to whol
genome duplication (WGD)
• Are more resilient due to increased genetic variation and buff
effects of duplicated genes.
02/18/2024