autopolyploid
/ˌɔːtoʊˈpɒlɪplɔɪd/
adjective
- Having more than two sets of chromosomes that all come from the same species.
- The scientist studied autopolyploid plants to understand how extra chromosomes affect growth.
- Many crop plants, like some varieties of wheat, are autopolyploid.
- Autopolyploid organisms often have larger cells and can be more robust.
Antonyms
noun
- An organism or cell that has more than two sets of chromosomes from the same species.
- Researchers created an autopolyploid in the lab to study its genetic traits.
- An autopolyploid can result from a failure in cell division.
- The farmer grew an autopolyploid variety of watermelon for its larger fruit.