What does tetraploid mean?
Tetraploid means (genetics) Having four sets of chromosomes..
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(genetics) Having four sets of chromosomes..
In potato, crosses between the tetraploid cultivated species Solanum tuberosum, and some clones of the diploid wild-type species S. phureja, constitute a method of producing maternal dihaploids.
The variation of caryopsis characters in species of Aegilops and wheat diploids is similar to that of wheat tetraploids .
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Tetraploid means (genetics) Having four sets of chromosomes..
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In potato, crosses between the tetraploid cultivated species Solanum tuberosum, and some clones of the diploid wild-type species S. phureja, constitute a method of producing maternal dihaploids.
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