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Root cells of wheat have $2 n = 42$ chromosomes. Which of the following is the basic chromosome number of wheat?

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7

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14

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21

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42

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Solution

The correct option is B 21
Root cells of wheat are diploid having 2n = 42 chromosomes.
Basic chromosome number of any organism is it's haploid number of chromosomes. Hence in case of wheat, basic chromosome number is 21 (n).
So, the correct answer is '21'

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