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autotetraploid
noun au·to·tet·ra·ploid \ˌȯ-tō-ˈte-trə-ˌplȯid\
Definition of AUTOTETRAPLOID
: an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of four copies of a single genome due to doubling of an ancestral chromosome complement
— autotetraploid adjective
— au·to·tet·ra·ploi·dy \-ˌplȯi-dē\ noun
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First Known Use of AUTOTETRAPLOID
1930
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