(a) What is meant by the following terms (i) hybrid vigour (ii) Polyploidy? (b) State two causes of chromosomal mutations.

      

(a) What is meant by the following terms (i) hybrid vigour (ii) Polyploidy?
(b) State two causes of chromosomal mutations.

  

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John
(a) (i) Production of plants and animals that have superior/ greater productivity/ beneficial characteristics than either of their parents.

(ii) Condition in which an individual has more than two sets of chromosomes

(b) - Radiations such as colchicine

- Heavy metals e.g. lead, mercury

- Viruses such as Papilloma
johnmulu answered the question on May 13, 2017 at 06:40


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