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Wheat is a cereal crop belonging to the Poaceae family and the genus Triticum, and is among the world’s staple food crops. It is generally classified into two main species groups: Triticum aestivum L. (bread wheat) and Triticum durum Desf. (durum wheat). Wheat is polyploid in structure and is typically represented by diploid (2n=14), tetraploid (2n=28), and hexaploid (2n=42) species. Origin and History According to archaeological and genetic evidence, wheat was domesticated approximately 10,000