allopolyploid

American

[al-uh-pol-uh-ploid] / ˌæl əˈpɒl əˌplɔɪd /

adjective

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

noun

an allopolyploid cell or organism.

allopolyploid British

/ ˌæləˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd /

adjective

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

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noun

an interspecific hybrid of this type that is therefore fertile

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Other Word Forms

allopolyploidy

noun

Etymology

Origin of allopolyploid

First recorded in 1925–30; allo- + polyploid

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In allopolyploid plants, chromosome sets originate from different ancestral genomes.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

Before applying the technique to strawberry, the team tested it in well-studied allopolyploid crops, including teff and cotton.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 19, 2026

Figure 18.18 illustrates one possible way an allopolyploid can form.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The other form of polyploidy occurs when individuals of two different species reproduce to form a viable offspring called an allopolyploid.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Figure 6 illustrates one possible way an allopolyploid can form.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015

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