allopolyploidy
noun1
Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from the interbreeding of different species.
- Several important crops such as wheat, cotton and canola are of allopolyploidy that contains two or more divergent genomes, and some plants and animals exist as interspecific hybrids.2008 November 23, Zhongfu Ni, et al., “Altered circadian rhythms regulate growth vigour in hybrids and allopolyploids”, Nature Volume 457 No. 7227, doi:10.1038/nature07523
- Antonyms
- autopolyploidy
- Related terms
- allopolyploid