(of cells, organisms, etc) having more than two sets of haploid chromosomes inherited from a single species
noun
2.
an organism or cell of this type
See also allopolyploid, polyploid
Derived forms
autopolyploidy (ˌautoˈpolyˌploidy)
noun
Examples of 'autopolyploid' in a sentence
autopolyploid
The results demonstrated higher level of chromosome stability in allopolyploid maize during meiosis as compared to autopolyploid maize.
Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Mingjun Cheng, Yanli Zhao, Xiaodong Wen, Ping Zhang, LeiZhang, Asif Ali, Tingzhao Rong, Qi Lin Tang 2018, 'Mysterious meiotic behavior of autopolyploid and allopolyploid maize', Comparative Cytogeneticshttps://compcytogen.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=24907. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Recombination rates between homeologous chromosomes can be specified, so that both allo- and autopolyploidspecies can be considered.
María L. Zingaretti, Amparo Monfort, Miguel Pérez-Enciso 2019, 'pSBVB: A Versatile Simulation Tool To Evaluate Genomic Selection in Polyploid Species',G3: Genes, Genomes, Geneticshttp://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.118.200942. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Autopolyploid plants and their organs are often larger than their diploid counterparts, which makes them attractive to plant breeders.
Fanwei Dai, Zhenjiang Wang, Guoqing Luo, Cuiming Tang 2015, 'Phenotypic and Transcriptomic Analyses of Autotetraploid and Diploid Mulberry (Morusalba L.)', International Journal of Molecular Scienceshttp://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/16/9/22938. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Many plant species are autopolyploid, a condition frequently associated with improvements in both vegetative and reproductive vigor.
Bin Dong, Haibin Wang, Aiping Song, Tao Liu, Yun Chen, Weimin Fang, Sumei Chen, FadiChen, Zhiyong Guan, Jiang Jiafu 2016, 'miRNAs are involved in determining the improved vigor of autotetrapoid Chrysanthemumnankingense', Frontiers in Plant Sciencehttp://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2016.01412/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)