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Fragaria (English
pronunciation: [frəɡeɪriə]) is a genus of flowering plants in the rose family,
Rosaceae, commonly known by the name of strawberries because of its fruit that
can be consumed.
There are more than 20
species and many hybrids and cultivars. The most commonly grown strawberries
are garden strawberries (Fragaria × ananassa). Strawberries are a very
important commercial fruit, bred in different parts of the world.
There are more than 20
Fragaria species worldwide. The key grouping of this strawberry species is
based on the number of chromosomes. There are seven main types of chromosomes
found throughout the species.
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Some species are diploid ie
have two pairs of the seven chromosomes to make the number 14 chromosomes. The
other is tetraploid which has four pairs of the seven chromosomes making the
number 28 chromosomes, hexaploid (6 pairs), oktoploid (8 pairs) or dekaploid
(10 pairs).
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