Triticale is an allopolyploid hybrid between wheat and rye.Some strains of Triticale show agricultural promise because (Select all that apply. )
A)they combine the high yields of wheat with the ability adapt to unfavorable environments like rye.
B)the grain is high in protein, especially the amino acid lysine.
C)they combine desirable traits from wheat and rye in one crop plant.
D)they are sterile because the wheat and rye chromosomes cannot pair during meiosis.

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Triticale combines the high yields of wheat with the ability to adapt to unfavorable environments like rye. The grain is high in protein, especially the amino acid lysine. Triticale combines desirable traits from wheat and rye in one crop plant.

Triticale Is an Allopolyploid Hybrid Between Wheat and Rye