Autotetraploid
adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Such a cell or organism
Adjective
- 1 tetraploid because of the doubling of an ancestral chromosome not-comparable
"In this study, post-germination growth, which occurs entirely by cell elongation, was examined in diploid and autotetraploid hypocotyls of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.)"
Example
More examples"In this study, post-germination growth, which occurs entirely by cell elongation, was examined in diploid and autotetraploid hypocotyls of Arabidopsis thaliana (L.)"
Etymology
From auto- + tetraploid.
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