Polyploids created from a hybridization between different species are known as:
A) Autopolyploids
B) Allopolyploids
C) Triploids
D) Tetraploids
E) None of these

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Polyploids created from hybridization between different species are known as allopolyploids. Autopolyploids are created from within the same species. Triploids and tetraploids refer to the number of chromosome sets, but do not distinguish between the origin of the chromosome sets.

Polyploids Created from a Hybridization Between Different Species Are Known