Some organisms possess more than two sets of chromosomes—they are polyploid. Allopolyploidy Condition in which the sets of chromosomes of a polyploid individual are derived from two or more species. Autopolyploidy Condition in which all the sets of chromosomes of a polyploid individual are derived from a single species.
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