allotetraploidy

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allotetraploidy

(ˌæləʊˈtɛtrəˌplɔɪdɪ)

the condition of being an allotetraploid

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The duplication of genes and genomes does not directly increase genetic variation (with the exception of allotetraploidy), but it does allow the possibility of its increase without the constraint of natural selection.

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Molecular cytogenetics and allotetraploidy in the red Vizcacha rat, Tympanoctomys barrerae (Rodentia, Octodontidae).

Nuclear DNA content in two Chilean species of Pisidium (Veneroida: Sphaeriidae)

Segmental allotetraploidy and allelic interactions in buffelgrass [Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link syn.