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Meaning of allopolyploidy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

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

uncountable

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.

See also

alloposid allopreening allopregnane allopregnanediol allopregnanolone alloproliferation