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When two plants belonging to the same genus but different species are crossed, the F1 hy...

When two plants belonging to the same genus but different species are crossed, the F1 hybrid is more viable and has more ornate flowers. Unfortunately, this hybrid is sterile and can only be propagated by vegetative cuttings. Explain the sterility of the hybrid and what would have to occur for the sterility of this hybrid to be reversed.

HINT: This problem involves an understanding of allopolyploid plants. The key to its solution is to focus on the origin and composition of the chromosomes in the F1 and how they might be manipulated.

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