amphiploid

adjective am·phi·ploid \ˈam(p)-fi-ˌplȯid\

Definition of AMPHIPLOID

of an interspecific hybrid

: having at least one complete diploid set of chromosomes derived from each parent species

— amphiploid noun

— am·phi·ploi·dy \-ˌplȯi-dē\ noun

1945

Medical Dictionary

adjective am·phi·ploid \ˈam(p)-fi-ˌplȯid\

of an interspecific hybrid : having at least one complete diploid set of chromosomes derived from each ancestral species

—amphiploid noun

—am·phi·ploi·dy \-ˌplȯid-ē\ noun, plural am·phi·ploi·dies

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