Question

Androgenic haploids are most useful due to their _______________.

• A. High productivity
• B. Excessive vigor
• C. Homozygous stocks
• D. Beautiful foliage and flowers

Answer 1

The correct option is C Homozygous stocks

C. Homozygous Stocks

Solution : Androgenic haploids are useful in plant breeding where they are used to generate homozygotes by using colchicine ( prevents spindle formation during cell division and doubles the chromosome number). They can later be used to culture anthers.

So the correct answer is " Homozygous stocks"