allodiploid

Example:The researcher created a hybrid organism by crossing two different species of plants.

Definition:A organism resulting from the crossbreeding of two species or varieties. The term can describe plants, animals, or other organisms with a genetic background derived from two different species or individuals. The genetic makeup of a hybrid often results from the fusion of differentially related genomes.

Example:The genetic analysis revealed that the organism was a chimera, resulting from the fusion of two zygotes.

Definition:Often confused with allodiploid, a term used to describe an organism composed of cells from two or more genetically distinct individuals, resulting from the fusion of multiple embryos or the transplantation of cells, tissues, or organs.