au·to·pol·y·ploid

(ô′tō-pŏl′ə-ploid′)

adj.

Having more than two sets of chromosomes all derived from the same species.

An organism having more than two sets of chromosomes, all of which were derived from the same species.

au′to·pol′y·ploi′dy n.

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autopolyploid

(ˌɔːtəʊˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd)

adj

(Genetics) (of cells, organisms, etc) having more than two sets of haploid chromosomes inherited from a single species

(Genetics) an organism or cell of this type

ˌautoˈpolyˌploidy n

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References in periodicals archive

These characteristics bolster the species' reputation as "the classic example" of autopolyploidy (Baldwin, 1941; Stebbins, 1950; Grant, 1971; Soltis et al., 2007).

The reproductive ecology of diploid and tetraploid galax urceolata

The evolutionary significance of autopolyploidy. Hereditas 21: 263-378.

Numeros cromosomicos para tres especies de Cosmos seccion Discopoda (Asteraceae, Coreopsideae), con notas citogeograficas/Chromosomic numbers for three species of Cosmos section Discopoda (Asteraceae, Coreopsideae), with cytogeographic notes

Polyploids can originate either from alterations of meiotic or mitotic processes in specimens within a species (autopolyploidy) or by reproductive contact among species (allopolyploidy) [19].

A review of epigenetic imprints in aquatic animals

Soltis & Soltis included under the name of hybrid speciation two phenomena: the homoploid hybrid speciation (what we have called hybrid, the result of the crossing between two different species resulting in another organism that maintains the same ploidy level as its parentals) and allopolyploidy (even autopolyploidy when considering that autopolyploidy may typically involve hybridization between populations of the same species) (Soltis & Soltis 2009).

Profundizando en la evolucion de los helechos: un enfoque mecanicista a los principales conceptos y tecnicas de estudio

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