autopolyploid

[ aw-tuh-pol-uh-ploid ]

adjective

1. having more than two haploid sets of chromosomes that are derived from the same ancestral species.

noun

1. an autopolyploid cell or organism.

autopolyploid

/ ˌɔːtəʊˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd /

adjective

1. (of cells, organisms, etc) having more than two sets of haploid chromosomes inherited from a single species

noun

1. an organism or cell of this type

Derived Forms

• ˌautoˈpolyˌploidy, noun

Other Words From

• auto·poly·ploidy noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of autopolyploid¹

First recorded in 1925–30; auto- ¹ + polyploid