Medical Dictionary
autopolyploid
noun au·to·poly·ploid \ˌȯt-ō-ˈpäl-i-ˌplȯid\
Medical Definition of AUTOPOLYPLOID
: an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species—compare allopolyploid
—autopolyploid adjective
—au·to·poly·ploi·dy \-ˌplȯid-ē\ noun, plural au·to·poly·ploi·dies
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