Which chemical is used for induction of polyploidy?

Cytokinin

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Colchicine

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Nitrous acid

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IAA

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Solution

The correct option is B
Colchicine

An organism having more than two sets of chromosomes is polyploid. It can be artificially induced by application of colchicine.

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