amphiploid

[ am-fuh-ploid ]

/ ˈæm fəˌplɔɪd /

noun

a hybrid organism having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parental species.

Nearby words

amphinomus, amphion, amphioxus, amphipathic, amphiphile, amphiploid, amphipod, amphipodous, amphiprostyle, amphiprotic, amphisbaena

Origin of amphiploid

First recorded in 1940–45; amphi- + -ploid

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