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allopolyploid

[ al-uh-pol-uh-ploid ]

adjective

  1. having more than two haploid sets of chromosomes that are dissimilar and derived from different species.


noun

  1. an allopolyploid cell or organism.

allopolyploid

/ ˌæləˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd /

adjective

  1. (of cells, organisms, etc) having more than two sets of haploid chromosomes inherited from different species
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an interspecific hybrid of this type that is therefore fertile
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌalloˈpolyˌploidy, noun
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Other Words From

  • al·lo·pol·y·ploi·dy [al-, uh, -, pol, -, uh, -ploi-dee], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of allopolyploid1

First recorded in 1925–30; allo- + polyploid
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Example Sentences

Nevertheless, gene loss in wheat could be rapid, as shown in the newly created allopolyploid Tragopogon miscellus.

From Nature

Hybridization between two plant species followed by a chromosomal doubling can lead to new species such as the allopolyploid species Arabidopsis suecica.

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