autopolyploid
noun
au·to·poly·ploid
ˌȯ-tō-ˈpä-lē-ˌplȯid 
: an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species
autopolyploid
adjective
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“Autopolyploid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autopolyploid. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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autopolyploid
noun
au·to·poly·ploid
ˌȯt-ō-ˈpäl-i-ˌplȯid
: an individual that possesses more than two sets of chromosomes arising from a single parental species compare allopolyploid
autopolyploid
adjective
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