Definition of Allopolyploidy

1. Noun. (genetics) A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from the interbreeding of different species. ¹

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Definition of Allopolyploidy

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Medical Definition of Allopolyploidy

1. Polyploid condition in which the contributing genomes are dissimilar. When the genomes are doubled fertility is restored and the organism is an amphidiploid. Common in plants but not animals. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (22 Feb 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Allopolyploidy

allophycocyanine
allophycocyanines
allophycocyanins
alloplasia
alloplasm
alloplasms
alloplast
alloplastic
alloplastics
alloplasty
alloploid
alloploidy
allopoiesis
allopolyploid
allopolyploids
allopolyploidy (current term)
allopregnane
allopregnanolone
allopsychic
allopurinol
allopurinols
allopyranose
allopyranoside
allopyranosides
alloquies
alloquy
alloreactive
alloreactivities
alloreactivity
allorhythmia

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