allotetraploid

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adjective

amphidiploid

OriginEnglish tetraploid ← Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos) ← Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os →
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Meanings

adjectiveallotetraploid (not comparable)
  1. not comparableamphidiploid
  2. not comparablebiologyHaving four sets of chromosomes derived from different species
nounallotetraploid (plural allotetraploids)

plural allotetraploids

  1. amphidiploid

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ál͏̌l͏̌os
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)
  5. Englishallo-
  6. Englishtetraploid
  7. Englishallotetraploid

From allo- + tetraploid.

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APA

allotetraploid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allotetraploid

MLA

“allotetraploid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allotetraploid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “allotetraploid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allotetraploid.

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