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Seeds, Rootstocks & BreedingDoes polyembryonic mean that a mango has extra sets of chromosomes?
No. Polyembryony describes multiple embryos within a seed; ploidy describes chromosome sets within cells. They are different biological characteristics. Mango genetics research treats embryo type separately from chromosome information. Counted sprouts therefore cannot establish a plant's ploidy, and a chromosome count cannot identify which sibling from a polyembryonic stone is maternal or sexually produced.