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Meaning of allotetraploid in English:

allotetraploid

Pronunciation /ˌalə(ʊ)ˈtɛtrəplɔɪd/

noun

Biology

  • A hybrid polyploid organism having a diploid set of chromosomes derived from each of its parents; a double diploid.

adjective

Biology

  • Designating an allotetraploid; of or relating to such an organism.

Origin

1930s. From allo- + tetraploid, probably after German Allotetraploid (noun), allotetraploid (adjective) (both 1929 or earlier).