Question

Seedless fruit in banana is produced because of

• A. Asexual reproduction
• B. Parthenocarpy
• C. Triploid
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All of the above

The ability of banana to reproduce asexually (from the underground rhizome) helps the propagation of the triploid. Bananas are seedless as the parent banana tree is triploid (3X chromosome sets) whereas pollination is normal. Some seedless fruits come from sterile triploid plants, with three sets of chromosomes rather than two.

Therefore, the correct answer is option D.