the state of having two or more sets of chromosomes derived from parents of different species or widely differing strains
Derived forms
allopolyploid (ˌalloˈpolyˌploid)
noun, adjective
Word origin
allo- + polyploid + -y3
Examples of 'allopolyploidy' in a sentence
allopolyploidy
Trees were examined for evidence of allopolyploidy and additional reticulate patterns.
Roberta J Mason-Gamer, Melissa M Burns, Marianna Naum 2010, 'Reticulate evolutionary history of a complex group of grasses: phylogeny of ElymusStStHH allotetraploids based on three nuclear genes.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2882950?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We conclude that allopolyploidy triggered changes in the genome structure of a crop and it clearly influences the gene.
Alberto Cenci, Yann Hueber, Yasmin Zorrilla-Fontanesi, Jelle van Wesemael, Ewaut Kissel,Marie Gislard, Julie Sardos, Rony Swennen, Nicolas Roux, Sebastien Christian Carpentier,Mathieu Rouard 2019, 'Effect of paleopolyploidy and allopolyploidy on gene expression in banana', BMC Genomicshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-019-5618-0. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We confirm the species' allopolyploidy, identify possible genome donors, and pinpoint instances of apparent introgression or incomplete lineage sorting.
Roberta J Mason-Gamer, Melissa M Burns, Marianna Naum 2010, 'Reticulate evolutionary history of a complex group of grasses: phylogeny of ElymusStStHH allotetraploids based on three nuclear genes.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2882950?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)