amphiploidy

/æmfɪplɔɪdi/

Definitions

1. noun

A condition in which an organism has a pair of chromosomes from each parent, resulting in a doubling of the chromosome number.

“The study of plant genetics revealed a case of amphiploidy in a rare species of flowering plant.”

Synonyms

  • allopolyploidy
  • polyloidy

Antonyms

  • haploidy