1. An organism or cell that contains two complete sets of chromosomes from two different species, typically resulting from hybridization followed by chromosome doubling.
Usage: biology; genetics; technical

1. Of or relating to an amphiploid; having the chromosome composition of an amphiploid.
Usage: biology; genetics; technical

Examples

• The wheat species is an amphiploid that arose from the hybridization of two ancestral species.
• Amphiploid organisms often exhibit greater fertility than their hybrid parents.
• Scientists created an amphiploid by doubling the chromosomes of a sterile hybrid plant.
• The amphiploid condition allowed the new species to reproduce successfully.
• Many crop plants are amphiploids that have been selected for agricultural use.
• Chromosome doubling in the hybrid produced an amphiploid with stable inheritance patterns.