Allopolyploidy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Allopolyploidy is a noun meaning (genetics) A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from the interbreeding of different species.
Meaning
(genetics) A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from the interbreeding of different species.
Example Sentences
Several important crops such as wheat, cotton and canola are of allopolyploidy that contains two or more divergent genomes, and some plants and animals exist as interspecific hybrids.
Antonyms for allopolyploidy
Common opposites include autopolyploidy.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include polyploidy, allopolyploidization, alloploidy, polyploidisation, polyploidization, cryptopolyploidy.
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