autopolyploid

[ aw-tuh-pol-uh-ploid ]

adjective

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

noun

an autopolyploid cell or organism.

Origin of autopolyploid

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

Other words from autopolyploid

au·to·pol·y·ploi·dy, noun

Compare allopolyploid.

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British Dictionary definitions for autopolyploid

autopolyploid

/ (ˌɔːtəʊˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd) /

adjective

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

noun

an organism or cell of this type

See also allopolyploid, polyploid

Derived forms of autopolyploid

autopolyploidy, noun

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