Which of the following statements about polyploidy is true?
A) Autopolyploids may be produced when individuals of two different but closely related species hybridize.
B) Botanists estimate that 95 percent of fern species are polyploids.
C) Autopolyploids are often fertile because each of the chromosomes has a nearly identical partner with which to pair during meiosis.
D) Polyploidy is more common in animals than in plants.
E) A tetrapoloid individual usually can produce viable offspring by mating with a diploid.
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