A hexaploid,such as Triticum aestivum,could best be described as having:
A) Three different chromosome sets each of which has been duplicated
B) Three different chromosome sets each of which has not been duplicated
C) Six different chromosome sets each of which has been duplicated
D) Sixteen different chromosome sets each of which has not been duplicated
E) Six identical chromosome sets each of which has been duplicated

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A hexaploid has six sets of chromosomes, but each set has been duplicated from a single ancestral set. Therefore, it has three different chromosome sets, each of which has been duplicated.

A Hexaploid,such as Triticum Aestivum,could Best Be Described as Having