amphitriploid

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English

Etymology

From amphi- +‎ triploid.

Adjective

amphitriploid (not comparable)

  1. (genetics) Having a triploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents

Noun

amphitriploid (plural amphitriploids)

  1. (biology) Such an organism