An autotriploid may arise when three sperm cells are involved in fertilization of a single egg.

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An autotriploid arises due to the fertilization of an egg by a diploid sperm (resulting from nondisjunction during meiosis) or through the fusion of a normal haploid gamete with a diploid gamete, not from three sperm cells fertilizing a single egg.

An Autotriploid May Arise When Three Sperm Cells Are Involved