noun
- Plural of amphiploidy; the condition of an organism or cell that contains two or more complete sets of chromosomes derived from different species.
Usage: technical; biology; genetics
Examples
- Amphiploidies are common in plant evolution and have led to the formation of many crop species.
- The wheat plant exhibits amphiploidy, having chromosome sets from multiple ancestral species.
- Scientists study amphiploidies to understand how new species arise through polyploidization.
- Amphiploidies can result in sterility or reduced fertility in the first generation of hybrids.
- Modern agriculture has benefited from amphiploidies that created more robust crop varieties.