allopolyploid

[ al-uh-pol-uh-ploid ]

adjective

1. having more than two haploid sets of chromosomes that are dissimilar and derived from different species.

noun

1. an allopolyploid cell or organism.

allopolyploid

/ ˌæləˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd /

adjective

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

noun

1. an interspecific hybrid of this type that is therefore fertile

Derived Forms

• ˌalloˈpolyˌploidy, noun

Other Words From

• al·lo·pol·y·ploi·dy [al-, uh, -, pol, -, uh, -ploi-dee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of allopolyploid¹

First recorded in 1925–30; allo- + polyploid