amphidiploid

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am·phi·dip·loid

 (ăm′fĭ-dĭp′loid)
adj.
Having a diploid set of chromosomes derived from each parent.
n.
An organism or individual having a diploid set of chromosomes derived from each parent.
am′phi·dip′loi·dy n.
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amphidiploid

(ˌæmfɪˈdɪplɔɪd)
n
(Botany) 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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Noun1.amphidiploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent
organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
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This specie is a fertile amphidiploid or allotetraploid, probably originated by genome fusion of two species (JENNINGS, 1988).
Evaluation of SSR and SNP markers in Rubus glaucus Benth progenitors selection/ Avaliacao dos marcadores SSR e SNP na selecao de progenitores em Rubus glaucus Benth
West African okra--morphological and cytogenetical indicators for the existence of a natural amphidiploid of Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) and Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Mediks.
Influence of okra (Abelmoschus spp.) accessions on colonization by Aphis gossypii (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and their effects on aphid biological parameters
The amphidiploid plants of some interspecific hybrid genotypes were obtained by 0.03% colchicine application.
PRODUCTION OF DIPLOID AND AMPHIDIPLOID INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDS OF EGGPLANT AND SOLANUM TORVUM, AND POLLEN FERTILITY
Integration of linkage maps for the Amphidiploid Brassica napus and comparative mapping with Arabidopsis and Brassica rapa.
MEIOTIC EVALUATION OF BRASSICA CAMPESTRIS DESI AND BRASSICA NAPUS HS-98 FOR CHROMOSOMAL STABILITY AND POLLEN FERTILITY
The chromosomal substitution lines belong to a cross between Fleur 11 and a synthetic amphidiploid parent (Table 1).
Identification of Sources of Resistance for Peanut Aspergillus flavus Colonization and Aflatoxin Contamination
The use of combined FISH/GISH in conjunction with DAPI counterstaining to identify chromosomes containing transgene inserts in amphidiploid tobacco.
An Integrated Physical Map of the Cultivated Hot Chili Pepper, Capsicum baccatum var. Pendulum
Relationships between growth and gas exchange characteristics in some salt-tolerant amphidiploid Brassica species in relation to their diploid parents.
Leaf gas exchange in cowpea and C[O.sub.2] efflux in soil irrigated with saline water/ Trocas gasosas em feijao-caupi e efluxo de C[O.sub.2] do solo irrigado com agua salina
The condition of normal diploid segregation in the present case may be met by explaining that though cotton is an amphidiploid (allotetraploid) of A and D genomes [15] it has established itself as genetically stable over the years and behaves as normal diploid in subsequent generations [16].
Genetic Retrospect of Seedcotton Yield and its CompComponents from a 6-Parent Gossypium hirsutum Diallel Cross Under Water Stress Conditions
1 Varuna Selection from Varansi Local 2 Pusa Bold Varuna/BIC 1780 3 Pusa Jagannath Varuna/Synthetic juncea 4 Pusa Agrani Early maturing Brassica juncea/Synthetic amphidiploid (Brassica campestris var.
Evaluacion de la diversidad genetica en genotipos de Brassica juncea (Brassicaceae) utilizando diferencias fenotipicas y marcadores SSR
It is a digenomic amphidiploid (2n = 36, AABB) species containing the genomes of two monogenomic diploid species B.
Assessment of genetic variation within mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czern & Coss) germplasm in Sri Lanka using fluorescent-based amplified fragment length polymorphic DNA markers
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