What is the chromosome number of potato?
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The question is asking for the specific number of chromosomes found in potato plants, which is a biological characteristic of the species.
Answer
48
The chromosome number of the common cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum) is 48.
Answer for screen readers
The chromosome number of the common cultivated potato (Solanum tuberosum) is 48.
More Information
Potatoes can have different chromosome numbers depending on their ploidy level. Commonly, the tetraploid potato has 48 chromosomes (4 sets of 12), while diploid varieties have 24 chromosomes (2 sets of 12).
Sources
- Potato genetics, genomics, and applications - PMC - NCBI - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Chromosome-scale reference genome assembly of a diploid potato - academic.oup.com
- GENOME FACTS: The genome of tetraploid potato (cultivar Otava) - cell.com
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