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allopolyploid

[ al-uh-pol-uh-ploid ]
/ ˌæl əˈpɒl əˌplɔɪd /
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adjective
having more than two haploid sets of chromosomes that are dissimilar and derived from different species.
noun
an allopolyploid cell or organism.
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Origin of allopolyploid

First recorded in 1925–30; allo- + polyploid

OTHER WORDS FROM allopolyploid

al·lo·pol·y·ploi·dy [al-uh-pol-uh-ploi-dee], /ˌæl əˈpɒl əˌplɔɪ di/, noun

Words nearby allopolyploid

allophane, allophone, allophylian, alloplasm, alloplasty, allopolyploid, allopurinol, All-Ordinaries Index, all-or-none, all-or-none law, all-or-nothing
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British Dictionary definitions for allopolyploid

allopolyploid
/ (ˌæləˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd) /
adjective
(of cells, organisms, etc) having more than two sets of haploid chromosomes inherited from different species
noun
an interspecific hybrid of this type that is therefore fertile
See also autopolyploid, polyploid

Derived forms of allopolyploid

allopolyploidy, noun
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