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Reason of fast speciation in present day crop plants is

1. mutation
2. isolation
3. polyploidy
4. sexual reproduction

Correct answer: polyploidy

Solution

Polyploidy is a major cause of rapid speciation in crop plants because whole-genome duplication can produce immediate reproductive isolation from the parent population. This can create a new species much faster than gradual mutation or selection.

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