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Tetraploid vs Allotetraploid - What's the difference?

tetraploid | allotetraploid |

As adjectives the difference between tetraploid and allotetraploid

is that tetraploid is (genetics) having four times the haploid number of chromosomes in a cell nucleus while allotetraploid is amphidiploid.

As nouns the difference between tetraploid and allotetraploid

is that tetraploid is a tetraploid cell while allotetraploid is amphidiploid.

tetraploid

English

Adjective

(-)
  • (genetics) having four times the haploid number of chromosomes in a cell nucleus

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a tetraploid cell
  • a tetraploid organism

    • Derived terms

    * autotetraploid

    See also

    *diploid *polyploid

    allotetraploid

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • amphidiploid

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • amphidiploid