amphidiploid
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fɪˈdɪp noun Biology.
a plant having the sum of the chromosome numbers of two parental species, owing to the doubling of the chromosomes in a hybrid of two species.
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| a plant originating from hybridization between two species in which the chromosome number is the sum of the chromosome numbers of both parental species. It behaves as an independent species | |
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Hybrids will be examined for amphidiploid fertility.
Genome evolution of diploid and amphidiploid species.
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