Polyploidy

What are polyploids?

What are the 3 broad "types" of polyploids?

What are autopolyploids and how do they arise?

What are allopolyploids and how do they arise?

What are the mechanics of polyploids (2 ways)?

What are palaeopolyploids?

How is polyploidy tolerated in the animal kingdom? Which groups are stable polyploidy seen in?

What is the frequency of polyploidy in flowering plants?

What percentage of flowering plants have undergone polyploidisation during evolution?

What are 4 immediate effects of polyploidy?

What are 2 advantages of polyploidy?

What outcomes does meiosis in polyploids have?

What is a challenge of polyploid meiosis?