ABSTRACT
Euploidy is divided into auto-and allopolyploidy. In the autopolyploids, the genomes are alike, because one basic genome is multiplied (
x
, monoploid; 2
x
, diploid; 3
x
, triploid; 4
x
, tetraploid; 5
x
,
pentaploid; 6
x
, hexaploid; 7
x
, heptaploid; 8
x
, octoploid). In allopolyploids, two or more genomes derived from different genomically unlike, distinct species are present (Figure 7.21).
