(from the article `evolution`) Polyploidy is a mode of quantum speciation that yields the beginnings of a new species in just one or two generations. There are two kinds of ...
The condition of being allopolyploid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
Type: Term Pronunciation: aw′tō-pol′i-ploy′dē Definitions: 1. The condition of being allopolyploid.
autoploid, autoploidy, autopolyploid, autopolyploidy Relating to an individual or cell with two or more copies of a single haploid set; depending on the number of multiples of the haploid set, autoploid's are referred to as autodiploids, autotriploids, autotetraploids, autopentaploids, autohexaploids, etc.