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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Fields of Study > cell biology > cytogenetics > ploidy > polyploidy > autopolyploidy
Fields of Study > genetics > cytogenetics > ploidy > polyploidy > autopolyploidy
Preferred Term:

autopolyploidy

Definition:
Polyploidy in which the individual or strain has two or more multiples of the haploid sets of chromosomes. Both sets of chromosomes from parents have been duplicated in the offspring, sometimes resulting in the formation of a new species.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
polyploidy
Narrower Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • autoploids
  • autopolyploids
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/14038
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