allopolyploid

noun

al·​lo·​poly·​ploid ˌa-lō-ˈpä-li-ˌplȯid 

: a polyploid individual or strain having a chromosome set composed of two or more chromosome sets derived more or less complete from different species

allopolyploid adjective

allopolyploidy

ˌa-lō-ˈpä-li-ˌplȯi-dē 

noun

Word History

Etymology

allo- + polyploid

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

allopolyploid

noun

al·​lo·​poly·​ploid ˌal-ō-ˈpäl-i-ˌplȯid 

: an individual that is a hybrid of two different species and that possesses more than two sets of chromosomes

called also amphiploid

compare autopolyploid

allopolyploid adjective

allopolyploidy

-ˌplȯid-ē 

noun

plural allopolyploidies