allotetraploid


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allotetraploid

(ˌæləʊˈtɛtrəˌplɔɪd) genetics
n
a hybrid cell or individual possessing four times the chromosomes in a haploid organism
adj
possessing four times the chromosomes in a haploid organism
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A New Allotetraploid Species of Osmunda (Osmundaceae).
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