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allopolyploid
This term is a specialized technical descriptor used primarily in genetics and botany. It describes a specific type of polyploidy where the genome is composed of combined sets of chromosomes from distinct ancestral species, distinguishing it from autopolyploidy, where the chromosome sets originate from a single species.
In academic and scientific writing, it functions both as a classifier for an organism and as the name for the organism itself. Because it describes a biological state, it is used in highly formal, clinical, or research-oriented registers and is rarely encountered in general conversation.
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Examples
Bread wheat is a classic example of an allopolyploid species.
Is this plant an autopolyploid or an allopolyploid?
Is this plant an autopolyploid or an allopolyploid?
The researcher identified the specimen as an allopolyploid.
The researcher identified the specimen as an allopolyploid.
I wonder if this allopolyploid organism can reproduce sexually.
Many modern crops are actually allopolyploid in nature.
The hybrid became a stable allopolyploid after a genome doubling event.
We need to determine if the sample is an allopolyploid before proceeding.
This allopolyploid structure allows for greater genetic diversity.