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amphidiploid

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amphidiploid [¦am·fə¦di‚plȯid]
(genetics)
A tetraploid organism or species produced when chromosome of a hybrid between two species double, yielding a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent. Also known as allotetraploid.
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One is an amphidiploid, 2n = 18 (14 M + 4 t) between the two diploid types, and is a genomic tetraploid.
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