Most strains of cultivated bananas were created by crossing plants within and between two diploid species: Musa acuminata (genome = AA) and Musa balbisiana (genome = BB). Some bananas have genome AAB, which is an example of which kind of polyploidy?
A) allodiploid
B) allotriploid
C) autotriploid
D) allotetraploid
E) autotetraploid

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The genome AAB indicates that the banana is a triploid with two sets of chromosomes from Musa acuminata (AA) and one set from Musa balbisiana (B), making it an allotriploid.

Most Strains of Cultivated Bananas Were Created by Crossing Plants