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autopolyploid

/ˌɔːtəʊˈpɒlɪplaʊd/ noun · British & US
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What does autopolyploid mean?

noun

A plant that has arisen from a single polyploid individual, without the involvement of hybridization with a different species.

Example

"The botanist studied the autopolyploid plant, which had developed from a single mutated cell."

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