Meanings
adjectiveallopolyploid (comparative more allopolyploid, superlative most allopolyploid)
comparative more allopolyploid · superlative most allopolyploid
- biologyHaving multiple complete sets of chromosomes derived from different species
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
- Proto-Hellenic*ál͏̌l͏̌os
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)
- Englishallo-
- Englishpolyploid
- Englishallopolyploid
Translations
Portuguese alopoliploide
- alopoliploideorganism having multiple complete sets of chromosomes derived from different species
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APA
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Chicago
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