agmatoploidy

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄγματ- (ágmat-), stem of ἄγμα (ágma, “fragment”) + -o- +‎ -ploidy. Coined by Malheiros-Gardé and Gardé (1950).[1]

Noun

agmatoploidy (uncountable)

  1. (genetics) The fragmentation of one or more chromosomes (particularly all chromosomes), leading to an increased chromosome number but no additional genetic material.
    Antonym: symploidy
  • agmatoploid

References

  1. ^ N. Malheiros-Gardé, A. Gardé (1950) “Fragmentation as a possible evolutionary process in the genus Luzula DC.”, in Genetica Iberica, volume 2, pages 257-262
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