What is the expected ploidy level of an F₁ hybrid offspring of an octaploid father and a diploid mother? A) Diploid (2n) B) Triploid (3n) C) Tetraploid (4n) D) Pentaploid (5n) E) Octaploid (8n)

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The ploidy level of the hybrid offspring would be pentaploid (5n), as it inherits half of the octaploid father's chromosomes (4n) and all of the diploid mother's chromosomes (1n), resulting in a total of 5n.

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