allopolyploid
/ˌæləˈpɑlɪplɔɪd/
adjective
- Having more than two sets of chromosomes from different parent species, typically as a result of hybridization.
- The allopolyploid nature of the plant gave it greater genetic diversity.
- Many important crop plants, such as wheat, are allopolyploid species.
- Scientists studied the allopolyploid genome to understand its evolutionary advantages.
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noun
- An organism or cell that has more than two sets of chromosomes from different parent species.
- This allopolyploid is a hybrid of two different grass species.
- The allopolyploid showed traits from both of its ancestral parents.
- Researchers created an allopolyploid in the lab to study gene expression.