Amphidiploid (Noun)
Meaning
(genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- In polyploidy, an amphidiploid is a type of allopolyploid organism that contains a full set of chromosomes from each parent species.
- The resulting hybrid is often an amphidiploid, having two diploid sets of chromosomes, one from each parental species.
- The process of creating an amphidiploid can be complex, as it requires the fusion of two genotypes with distinct chromosomal and genic differences.
- Allopolyploid plants can be either empiholyploids or amphidiploids, depending on whether the merged nuclei derive from a single or multiple parental sources.
- The analysis of genetic diversity in an amphidiploid plant requires considering the contributions from both parental species to the diploid genome.