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allopolyploidy

(al′ō päl′ə plo̵i′dē, al′ə-)

noun

the state of having two or more sets of chromosomes derived from parents of different species or widely differing strains

Origin: allo- + polyploid + -y

Related Forms:

allopolyploid noun, adjective

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