Induced polyploidy
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has played significant role in evolution
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is caused by certain mutagens
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is responsible for flowering of plants under non-inductive conditions
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is a technique that can make sterile hybrid to produce flowers
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Explanation
Induced polyploidy can make sterile hybrids fertile by restoring chromosome pairing during meiosis. When two different species are crossed, the resulting hybrid is often sterile because chromosomes cannot pair properly during meiosis. Doubling the chromosomes (polyploidy) allows each chromosome to find a homologous partner, restoring fertility and enabling flowering and seed production in previously sterile hybrids.