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Principles Of Inheritance And Variation

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Polyploid derived from two different species is called

  • autopolyploid

  • triploid

  • allopolyploid

  • monoploid

Solution

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allopolyploid

A polyploid having two or more distinct genome usually produced by chromosome doubling of interspecific hybrids is called allopolyploid or interspecific polyploid.

Autopolyploidy is any individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species.

Triploid is a rare chromosomal abnormality. It causes an extra set of chromosomes in their cells.

Monoploid is a cell or an organism that has a single set of chromosomes.