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[edit] Allopolyploidy
Allopolyploids are polyploids with chromosomes derived from different species. Triticale is an example of an allopolyploid, having six chromosome sets, four from wheat (Triticum turgidum) and two from rye (Secale cereale).
Allopolyploidy
Polyploidy resulting from an interspecific cross (thus containing two different genomes).
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Polyploid
Having three or more (Gk. polys, many) sets of homologous chromosomes.
Alloploidy
See allopolyploidy.
Related Terms:
Allopolyploidy
Polyploidy resulting from an interspecific cross (thus containing two different genomes).
3) In the 1940's a fertile species was produced through chromosome doubling (allopolyploidy) in a hybrid of two primrose species. The new species was Primula kewensis. The story is recounted in: ...
 See also: Polyploidy, Chromosome, Ploidy, Chromosomes, Genome
  
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