autopolyploid

[ aw-tuh-pol-uh-ploid ]
/ ˌɔ təˈpɒl əˌplɔɪd /
Biology

adjective

having more than two haploid sets of chromosomes that are derived from the same ancestral species.

noun

an autopolyploid cell or organism.
Compare allopolyploid.

Origin of autopolyploid

First recorded in 1925–30; auto-1 + polyploid

OTHER WORDS FROM autopolyploid

au·to·pol·y·ploi·dy, noun

British Dictionary definitions for autopolyploid

autopolyploid
/ (ˌɔːtəʊˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd) /

adjective

(of cells, organisms, etc) having more than two sets of haploid chromosomes inherited from a single species

noun

an organism or cell of this type

Derived forms of autopolyploid

autopolyploidy, noun