Meaning of allopolyploidy | Babel Free
Definitions
A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from the interbreeding of different species.
Equivalents
Português
alopoliploidia
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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