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Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
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Two individuals from closely-related species hybridize and lead to the formation of a hybrid offspring called allopolyploids. These are also called heteropolyploids or amphipolyploids. Allopolyploids including coffee, cotton, sugarcane and potatoes are very important in agriculture.

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