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Differentiate between autopolyploids and allopolyploids.

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Allopolyploids are polyploids with chromosomes DERIVED from DIFFERENT SPECIES. Precisely it is the result of MULTIPLYING the chromosome number in an F1 HYBRID. Triticale is an example of an allopolyploid, having six chromosome sets, allohexaploid, four from wheat (Triticum turgidum) and two from rye (Secale cereale).



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