a plant originating from hybridization between two species in which the chromosome number is the sum of the chromosome numbers of both parental species. It behaves as an independent species
amphidiploid in American English
(ˌæmfɪˈdɪplɔid)
noun
Biology
a plant having the sum of the chromosome numbers of two parental species, owing to the doubling of the chromosomes in a hybrid of two species
Word origin
[1925–30; amphi- + diploid]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chain reaction, decibel, distinctive feature, gimmick, hot spotamphi- is a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek (amphibious). On this model, amphi- is used with the meaning “two,” “both,” “on both sides,” in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix amphi- include: amphibiotic, amphigory, amphimixis, amphiphile, amphiploid
Examples of 'amphidiploid' in a sentence
amphidiploid
The fertility and seed set of the amphidiploid plants were very low.
Yonghua Han, Junsong Pan, Paradee Thammapichai, Zongyun Li, Yiqun Weng 2016, 'Asynchronous meiosis in Cucumis hystrix–cucumber synthetic tetraploids resulting inlow male fertility', Crop Journalhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214514116300459. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Cotyledonary shape of embryos and genotypes of amphidiploid species were the best for successful plant regeneration in interspecies crosses.
Sreyvatey Pen, Ujjal Kumar Nath, Samnang Song, Gayatri Goswami, Ji-Hee Lee, Hee-JeongJung, Hoy-Taek Kim, Jong-In Park, Ill-Sup Nou 2018, 'Developmental Stage and Shape of Embryo Determine the Efficacy of Embryo Rescue inIntrogressing Orange/Yellow Color and Anthocyanin Genes of Brassica Species',Plantshttps://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/7/4/99. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)