autopolyploid
(adjective)
having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling
Examples of autopolyploid in the following topics:
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Sympatric Speciation
- For example, if a plant species with 2n = 6 produces autopolyploid gametes that are also diploid (2n = 6, when they should be n = 3), the gametes now have twice as many chromosomes as they should have.
- However, they could either self-pollinate or reproduce with other autopolyploid plants with gametes having the same diploid number.