allotetraploid
noun
al·lo·te·tra·ploid
ˌa-lō-ˈte-trə-ˌplȯid 
plural allotetraploids
: an individual that is a hybrid of two different species and that possesses four sets of chromosomes : amphidiploid
… [the coffee plant Coffea arabica] is an allotetraploid, meaning that sometime during its evolution it likely got two full sets of chromosomes from two diploid species that hybridized, giving it 44 chromosomes.—
Fernando E. Vega
compare autotetraploid
Fernando E. Vega
allotetraploid
adjective
an allotetraploid fish
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“Allotetraploid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/allotetraploid. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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allotetraploid
noun
al·lo·te·tra·ploid
ˌal-ō-ˈte-trə-ˌplȯid
: an individual that is a hybrid of two different species and that possesses four sets of chromosomes : amphidiploid compare autotetraploid
allotetraploid
adjective
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