Interploidy hybridization

<p>Interploidy hybridization is a term to describe a <a href="/facts/Hybridisation_(biology)/pzVJ54xU">hybridization</a> (or manual cross) between two different individuals of different ploidy levels. Individuals resulting from this type of hybridization are called interploidy hybrids. This phenomenon is often observed in <a href="/facts/Plants/X5BMDMvS">plants</a>. Interploidy hybridizations in <a href="/facts/Angiosperms/E5eGYIvY">angiosperms</a> often cause abnormal seed development, leading to reduced seed size or seed abortion. This <a href="/facts/Reproductive_isolation/cVB4s7by">reproductive bottle neck</a> leads to a phenomenon called <a href="/facts/Triploid_block/quljNg75">triploid block</a>. In <a href="/facts/Agriculture/TGztqzJs">agriculture</a>, development of new plant <a href="/facts/Cultivar/nfaLJJM3">cultivars</a>, utilizing interploidy hybrids, is usually preceded by <a href="/facts/Hybrid_(biology)/pzVJ54xU">interspecific cross</a> between two closely related species with different ploidy levels.
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Interploidy hybridization