tetraploid

/te-truh-ploid/US // ˈtɛ trəˌplɔɪd //UK // (ˈtɛtrəˌplɔɪd) genetics //

四倍体

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
Biology.
- : having a chromosome number that is four times the basic or haploid number.

n.名词 noun

The reason this matters is that when you cross any two tetraploid potatoes, there is so much genetic variance in the offspring that unhelpful mutations can kind of hide.
We’re stuck in the past because of our reliance on complicated tetraploid lines and the decline of our agricultural research programs.