Allopolyploidy
noun
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Noun
- 1 A form of polyploidy (having more than the usual number of chromosomes) that results from the interbreeding of different species. uncountable
"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."
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More 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."