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if the diploid number of a plant is 10, how many chromosomes would you expect to find in its triploid offspring?
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if the diploid number of a plant is 10, how many chromosomes would you expect to find in its triploid offspring?

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A diploid has two sets of chromosomes. Therefore:
2n = 10
n = 5

A triploid has 3 set of chromosomes so the number of chromosomes will be:
3 x 5
= 15
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